Arks
Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Arks
Classification Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Law Sike
Canmore ID 57900
Site Number NT70NW 10
NGR NT 7088 0897
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/57900
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Jedburgh
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Roxburgh
- Former County Roxburghshire
NT70NW 10 7088 0897.
(NT 7088 0896) Cairn (NR)
OS 6"map, (1963).
This cairn lies within a former plantation 650 yds NNW of Arks farm. It consists of a turf-covered oval mound measuring 38' NNW-SSE by 30' and 3' in height. A few stones are visible on the surface, but the cairn does not appear to have been opened.
RCAHMS 1956, visited 1939.
This cairn is as described.
Surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS(RD) 23 February 1967.
NT 7088 0897 No change to previous information.
Resurveyed at 1:10 000.
Visited by OS(BS) 15 September 1976.
Field Visit (22 October 1999)
This cairn is situated in a clearing within a forestry plantation, about 110m N of Law Sike burn. It measures 12m from N to S by 10m transversely and stands to a height of 1.2m. There is some evidence of stone robbing around the edges.
(KALE99 447)
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 22 October 1999
Sbc Note (15 April 2016)
Visibility: Standing structure or monument.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
