What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Heugh Law as Cairn (period Unassigned), Fort (period Unassigned). 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.
A Neolithic cairn and Iron Age hill fort; significant as a multi-period site illustrating long-term human occupation and defensive activity in the region.
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Places near here
Scaw'd LawCord Rig (prehistoric), Ring Ditch House(s) (prehistoric), Sheep Shelter (period Unassigned) · 549 yd
PlenderleithBurgh (medieval)(possible), Village (period Unassigned) · 571 yd
Knock HillLinear Earthwork (period Unassigned) · 738 yd
Oxnam WaterRig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval), Sheepfold (period Unassigned) · 1282 yd
Broad LawMountain / peak · 3.6 mi
Waterfall on unnamed tributary of Rennies BurnWaterfall · 3.7 mi
Upper ChattoNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.7 mi
Whitestone HillMountain / peak · 3.7 mi
The Redesdale Goat SculpturePublic sculpture · 4.5 mi
Birkie PlantationWood · 4.7 mi
Bridle StripForest · 4.8 mi
Hownam KirkNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 5.1 miOther information
Photo: Jonathan Billinger · CC BY-SA 2.0