Lade Braes ~ Hallow Hill Traditional Cache
Lorgadh: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache I am archiving it.
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The Lade Braes walk begins in the town itself but this series of caches are set along the open area following the Kinnes Burn.
The walk can be accessed from many places along the main road but we have set a series of 6 which, when combined, make a pleasant walk along the (approx) mile of the Lade Braes.
The Hallow Hill was recorded as being feud by the Priory in 1555 and building on this land was specifically prohibited suggesting a religious significance.
In the late 19th century a limited exploration of the site discovered a number of cists (graves lined with stone slabs).
In 1971 the area was developed for housing after considerable local protest and it wasn’t until the owner of No 12 Hallow Hill found bones in their garden that archaeologists investigated and unearthed approximately 145 cists and other graves.
Many of the burials excavated here have been radiocarbon dated to the 7th Century and seven of them have been left for public viewing.
It is believed that this is the site of a Pictish Cemetery and an ancient cobbled road ran over this area.
As this cache has been set as part of the Langspoon Stirs Again it is not able to be logged till Friday April 3rd
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