Hare Law

Cairn, Hare Law. This cairn is situated on the summit of Hare Law, 966 ft above sea level. It has been almost completely destroyed, the material that formed it having been cleared to ground-level in the N, W and S quadrants and only a low rickle of stones having been left to mark the periphery. This is pretty complete on the N and NW, a few large footings being visible on the N. Only in the E quadrant, under a modern surveyor’s cairn, does some of the original material, a mass of smallish stones, remains to a height of 3 ft, with a gentle slope to the periphery on the E side. Disturbance and the rushing of debris make measurements somewhat uncertain; but the cairn seems to be almost circular, measuring 55ft from N to S by 58 ft from E to W (Photos).

Visited by RCAHMS 25 June 1943.

NT04NW 1 0064 4990.

(NT 0064 4990) Cairn (NR)

OS 6" map (1957)

When seen in 1971, this was described as "a partially heather and grass-covered cairn (dimensions as given by the RCAHMS), with several kerb stones still in situ, particularly in the S and SE.

Surveyed at 1:2500.

Visited by OS (DWR) 12 July 1971.

NT 006 499. The remains of by far the largest cairn in the immediate area stand in a conspicuous position on the summit of Hare Law. The cairn is severely denuded, but measures about 20 m in diameter and not more than 1'0 m in height. It is recorded (Name Book 12, p.59) that human bones 'of unusual size' were found in it in the 19th century, but nothing more is known of the circumstances of the discovery. A modern cairn has been built in the E quadrant of the ruined structure.

RCAHMS 1978, visited September 1976.