Angus HER - NO66SW0002 - LAW OF KEITHOCK

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Primary ReferenceNO66SW0002
NameLAW OF KEITHOCK
NRHE Card No.NO66SW2
NRHE Numlink 36048
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Documentary Record Only
Site Condition Destroyed
Details Site of a cairn. Hare Cairn or the 'Law of Keithock' was a large, conical cairn of stones 14m in diameter by 6m in height surmounted by the 2m standing stone that now marks the site. The cairn was removed in the early to mid 19th century and two cists containing human remains were found about 24m south-west of the present position of the stone. The standing stone, mounted on a boulder, still marks the site of the cairn although there is now no trace of the cairn. The cairn is traditionally ascribed to commemorate the battle between the Earls of Crawford and Huntly in 1452 and is marked as such on the OS maps from the 1st edition map onwards.
Last Update25/04/2024
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National Grid Reference: NO 6218 6362


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Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
BURIALSHUMANSITE OFF100
CISTSBURIALSITE OFB100
BONESHUMAN C100
STANDING-STONES  D100
BATTLES SITE OFE75
CAIRNS SITE OFA100