Desk Based Assessment
Date January 2010
Event ID 1004850
Category Recording
Type Desk Based Assessment
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1004850
NT 0548 5305 : The NMRS records a shepherd’s cairn situated on the summit of Harrows Law. This is one of six shepherd's cairns recorded in the area during field investigation as part of an environmental assessment for a proposed windfarm site (Dunwell 1994) (others noted on NT05SE 6, NT05SE 7, NT06SE 8 and NT05SE 9). The cairns are composed of stacked piles of large stones and measure up to 2m across and 1m high. None is indicated on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey coverage of 1864, although some are present on the 2nd Edition Ordnance Survey coverage of 1912, suggesting that these monuments are of no great antiquity.
Information from George Mudie (CFA Archaeology Ltd) January 2010. OASIS ID: cfaarcha1-74330 (no.16)
