What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Law of Melrose as Cairn (period Unassigned), Motte (medieval)(possible). 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 Neolithic cairn; its significance lies in its potential as an early ceremonial or burial monument in the Borders region of Scotland.
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Places near here
Gamrie, Mains of MelroseNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1119 yd
ClechdenField Boundary (period Unassigned) · 1133 yd
Head of GarnessHeadland · 1416 yd
Mains of MelroseRig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval), Ring Ditch (period Unassigned), Roundhouse (prehistoric)(possible) · 1489 yd
Mill of MelroseMill (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
Wester GreenskaresFarm (period Unassigned) · 1.3 mi
Bay of CullenBay · 2.1 mi
Unknown: Gardenstown Harbour, Gamrie Bay, North SeaCraft (18th Century) · 2.6 mi
Hill of FindonMountain / peak · 2.9 mi
Macduff, Myrus CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 3.0 mi
SS Vigilant MemorialMemorial · 3.1 mi
Crovie viewpointViewpoint · 3.2 miOther information
Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0