In 2005, the body of murdered 11-year-old schoolboy, Rory Blackhall, was found under an old, upside-down, two-person tent in woodland west of Dechmont Law. Rory's body was discovered after a methodical two-hour search by a countryside ranger who knew the area well. Two mountain rescue members and a rescue dog, searching independently, were at the same spot a few minutes later. The ranger helped the police to secure the area. The case has since closed, the murder suspect having committed suicide.