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Black Law

Cairn (prehistoric)
Black Law
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Black Law as Cairn (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Prehistoric cairn; likely dates to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its precise function is unclear, but such cairns often served as burial or ritual monuments in ancient Scottish landscapes.

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