
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Rubers Law as Covenanters Meeting Place (17th Century), Covenanters Stone (17th Century), Fort(s) (prehistoric), Natural Feature (nil Antiquity), Preaching Site (17th Century), Signal Station (roman). 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.
Rubers Law is associated with the Covenanters, a 17th-century religious and political movement in Scotland that resisted episcopal governance and upheld Presbyterianism. The site includes a Covenanters Meeting Place and a Covenanters Stone, reflecting its historical use for secret worship and assembly during periods of persecution.
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Photo: Walter Baxter · CC BY-SA 2.0