What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Hart Leap Knowe as Standing Stone(s) (medieval)(possible). 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.
Hart Leap Knowe is likely associated with the prehistoric period, potentially Neolithic or Bronze Age, given the characteristics of similar standing stones in Scotland. Its name may relate to local folklore involving deer or a leaping ritual, though specific meaning or use remains unrecorded.
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Places near here
HartleapEnclosure (period Unassigned) · 983 yd
Berry KnoweMountain / peak · 1035 yd
Turner Cleuch LawShed (modern), Sheepfold (19th Century) · 1195 yd
Coom LawStock Enclosure (post Medieval) · 1535 yd
The WissMountain / peak · 1.0 mi
Tushielaw BurnFarmstead (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 1.2 mi
March WoodWood · 2.1 mi
Crow PlantationWood · 2.1 mi
Tushielaw TowerBuilding(s) (medieval), Enclosure(s) (medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 2.4 mi
Eldinhope TowerTower House (medieval) · 2.5 mi
Ettrick Shepherd MonumentMemorial · 2.7 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 3.0 miOther information
Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0