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Latitude: 55.719 / 55°43'8"N
Longitude: -3.2617 / 3°15'42"W
OS Eastings: 320840
OS Northings: 648009
OS Grid: NT208480
Mapcode National: GBR 52N9.NQ
Mapcode Global: WH6TQ.WJ02
Entry Name: Whaup Law, cairn
Scheduled Date: 22 November 1968
Last Amended: 12 December 2001
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM2755
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Location: Eddleston
County: Scottish Borders
Electoral Ward: Tweeddale West
Traditional County: Peeblesshire
The monument is a round cairn, a funerary monument dating from the early Bronze Age. The cairn was originally scheduled in 1968, but the area covered by the designation was not properly defined. The current rescheduling rectifies this.
The cairn sits at 465m on the summit of Whaup Law, where it would have commanded extensive views of the surrounding countryside. It is circular, roughly 12m in diameter and stands up to 0.75m high. A modern marker cairn has been built on its summit, presumably with stones from the original cairn.
The area to be scheduled is a circle 35m in diameter centred on the cairn, as shown in red on the attached map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance for its ability to enhance our understanding of prehistoric ritual and funerary practices. The cairn appears not to have been greatly disturbed and may therefore preserve any original funerary or associated deposits intact. It may also seal a contemporary ground surface, preserving evidence for local environmental conditions at the time of construction.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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The monument is RCAHMS number NT 24 NW 2.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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