Cockburn Law | Canmore

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Cairn (Prehistoric)

Site Name Cockburn Law

Classification Cairn (Prehistoric)

Canmore ID 58600

Site Number NT75NE 38

NGR NT 76570 59747

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/58600

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

1992

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

1992

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Oblique aerial view of the remains of the fort, cairn and rig at Cockburn Law, taken from the WSW.

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Oblique aerial view of the remains of the fort, cairn and rig at Cockburn Law, taken from the WSW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

2/11/2008

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

1983

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

1983

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Oblique aerial view of the remains of the fort, cairn and rig at Cockburn Law, taken from the NE.

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Oblique aerial view of the remains of the fort, cairn and rig at Cockburn Law, taken from the NE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

2/11/2008

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Oblique aerial view of the remains of the fort, cairn and rig at Cockburn Law, taken from the SW.

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Oblique aerial view of the remains of the fort, cairn and rig at Cockburn Law, taken from the SW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

2/11/2008

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Oblique aerial view of the remains of the fort, cairn and rig at Cockburn Law, taken from the ESE.

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Oblique aerial view of the remains of the fort, cairn and rig at Cockburn Law, taken from the ESE.

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2/11/2008

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Cockburn Law, NT75NE 38, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

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Cockburn Law, NT75NE 38, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

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Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England

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Oblique aerial view.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

1992

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Oblique aerial view of the remains of the fort, cairn and rig at Cockburn Law, taken from the NNE.

DP 049866

Oblique aerial view of the remains of the fort, cairn and rig at Cockburn Law, taken from the NNE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

2/11/2008

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Oblique aerial view of the remains of the fort, cairn and rig at Cockburn Law, taken from the SSE.

DP 049861

Oblique aerial view of the remains of the fort, cairn and rig at Cockburn Law, taken from the SSE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

2/11/2008

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

1983

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Oblique aerial view.

SC 1749935

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

1983

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Oblique aerial view.

SC 1749952

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

1992

© Crown Copyright: HES

Oblique aerial view.

Oblique aerial view.

Oblique aerial view of the remains of the fort, cairn and rig at Cockburn Law, taken from the WSW.

Oblique aerial view.

Oblique aerial view.

Oblique aerial view of the remains of the fort, cairn and rig at Cockburn Law, taken from the NE.

Oblique aerial view of the remains of the fort, cairn and rig at Cockburn Law, taken from the SW.

Oblique aerial view of the remains of the fort, cairn and rig at Cockburn Law, taken from the ESE.

Cockburn Law, NT75NE 38, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

Oblique aerial view.

Oblique aerial view of the remains of the fort, cairn and rig at Cockburn Law, taken from the NNE.

Oblique aerial view of the remains of the fort, cairn and rig at Cockburn Law, taken from the SSE.

Oblique aerial view.

Oblique aerial view.

Oblique aerial view.

Collections

Administrative Areas

Council Scottish Borders, The
Parish Duns
Former Region Borders
Former District Berwickshire
Former County Berwickshire

Activities

Field Visit (November 1979)

RCAHMS: The Archaeological Sites and Monuments of Berwickshire District

Cockburn Law 1 NT 765 597 NT75NE

On the summit of Cockburn Law there is a low mound of stones which probably represents a severely robbed cairn.

RCAHMS 1980, visited November 1979.

Sbc Note (15 April 2016)

Visibility: Standing structure or monument.

Information from Scottish Borders Council

Note (28 January 2020)

HES Whiteadder Archaeological Survey

The location, classification and period of this site have been reviewed.

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