
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cockburn Law as Clearance Cairn(s) (medieval) - (18th Century). 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.
Cockburn Law is a medieval clearance cairn, dating to the 18th century. It represents agricultural activity from the period of land clearance in Scotland, reflecting changes in land use and rural economy.
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Places near here
Cockburn LawBuilding (medieval) - (18th Century), Roundhouse(s) (later Prehistoric), Settlement (later Prehistoric) · 179 yd
Edin's HallBroch (iron Age), Fort (later Prehistoric), Roundhouse(s) (later Prehistoric), Settlement (later Prehistoric) · 601 yd
Edinshall BrochRuins · 606 yd
Cockburn EastQuarry (post Medieval) · 648 yd
Ellerburn WoodForest · 1387 yd
Birkenside DeanForest · 1.7 mi
Covenanters' StoneMemorial · 3.3 mi
BrockholesNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.5 mi
Jim Clark Motorsport MuseumMuseum · 3.8 mi
BlackburnrigMountain / peak · 4.0 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 4.7 miOther information
Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0