Bleak Law
Sheepfold(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Bleak Law
Classification Sheepfold(S) (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 91890
Site Number NT71NW 97
NGR NT 7381 1622
NGR Description NT 7381 1622 and NT 7381 1625
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/91890
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Oxnam
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Roxburgh
- Former County Roxburghshire
NT71NW 97 7381 1622 and 7381 1625
Two sheepfolds (NMRS MS 738/24, nos.43 and 44) situated to the NW of the summit of Bleak Law, were recorded during the course of a pre-afforestation survey by AOC (Scotland) Ltd. The S sheepfold, at NT 7381 1622, measures some 15m in diameter and is defined by an earthen bank 2.5m wide and 0.4m high. There was no entrance visible. The N sheepfold, at NT 7381 1625, measures 14m in diameter and is defined by an earthen bank 2.5m wide and 0.4m high.
M Dalland and R McCullagh, AOC (Scotland) Ltd, 1995; NMRS MS 738/24
Sbc Note (15 April 2016)
Visibility: Standing structure or monument.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
