From 1969-1973 Laing produced abstract three-dimensional sculptures in response to the landscape of the Highlands of Scotland, made usually from Corten steel.

The most common image from this period is the 'PYRAMID'; the largest commissioned work is 'CALLANISH' at Strathclyde University, Glasgow.

David Alan Mellor wrote, "His 'Pyramids' become formidable markers of a reasserted notion of gravity; even when split and divided they indicate the heavy weight of authority and custom. The patriarchal phallus that rose from his constructions in the mid sixties was steely, fashionable and stylishly rationalised in its industrial references."

In another nod to his environment, Laing also also established a Tapestry Workshop in the Highlands, 1970-74.