Needs Law
Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Needs Law
Classification Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 56837
Site Number NT60SW 1
NGR NT 6061 0226
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/56837
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Castleton
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Roxburgh
- Former County Roxburghshire
NT60SW 1 6061 0226.
(NT 6061 0226) Cairn (NR)
OS 6"map, (1964).
The cairn on top of Needs Law is in a ruinous condition, appearing as an uneven, stony mound about 55' in diameter by 3' high. One large and two small modern cairns, known as Meg and the Bairns, have been built upon it with its own stones.
RCAHMS 1956, visited 1949.
This cairn is as described.
Surveyed at 1:10,000.
Visited by OS(IA) 12 July 1973.
No change to RCAHMS report.
Surveyed at 1:10 000.
Visited by OS(TRG) 22 September 1976.
Sbc Note
Visibility: Upstanding structure, which may not be intact.
Information from Scottish Borders Council.
