
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dead Wife's Grave as Cairn (post Medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
A cairn, likely post-Medieval in date; its significance is primarily local, with limited archaeological or historical context recorded.
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Places near here
Hunt LawCist(s) (period Unassigned) · 245 yd
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Whitelaw HillMountain / peak · 781 yd
German Hill WoodWood · 1518 yd
Whitelaw RigShieling Hut (post Medieval) · 1533 yd
The Thief's RoadRoad (post Medieval) · 1677 yd
Breach LawMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Dawyck Botanic Garden Visitor CentreHeritage attraction · 1.3 mi
Posso TowerTower House (medieval) · 1.3 mi
Hill Fort ("Macbeth's Castle")Fort · 1.5 mi
Bellspool WoodWood · 1.7 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 8.1 miOther information
Photo: Chris Eilbeck · CC BY-SA 2.0