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Harelaw, an upland farm in Currie parish, Edinburghshire, among the north-western declivities of the Pentlands, 1½ mile ESE of Balerno. A reservoir is on it at an elevation of 802 feet above sea-level; and a cairn, comprising about 2500 cart-loads of stones, and containing many human bones, was formerly near the farmhouse.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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Feature Description: | "an upland farm" (ADL Feature Type: "agricultural sites") |
Administrative units: | Currie ScoP Midlothian ScoCnty |
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