What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Hownam Law as Cairn (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.
Hownam Law is a Neolithic cairn, likely dating to the Late Neolithic period (c. 2500–2000 BCE). Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of prehistoric burial and ritual practices in southern Scotland.
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Places near here
Hownam LawEnclosure (period Unassigned) · 445 yd
South CoteCottage (post Medieval), Farmstead (post Medieval), Settlement (medieval) · 820 yd
Kersmoor HeadStructure (period Unassigned) · 824 yd
Elisheugh HillMountain / peak · 1286 yd
Hownam GrangeFarmhouse (post Medieval), Farmhouse (medieval) · 1617 yd
Deanbrae LawMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
Old QuarryWood · 1.4 mi
Grubbit PlantationForest · 1.7 mi
ChesterhouseFarmstead (period Unassigned), Tower House (medieval) · 1.8 mi
Hownam KirkNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 2.0 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 2.4 mi
The Castles (fort)Archaeological place · 2.6 miOther information
Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0