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Brownhart Law is a Roman signal station situated on elevated ground in Roxburghshire, Scotland, positioned along or near Dere Street, the major Roman road running through southern Scotland. The site dates to the Roman period, likely functioning as part of the communications network that supported Roman military operations in northern Britain, particularly during the campaigns of the late first and second centuries AD. The station would have served to relay signals and messages along the frontier zone, coordinating movements between Roman forts and installations. The site's location on high ground reflects the strategic positioning typical of such signal stations, enabling visual communication across the landscape whilst maintaining surveillance of the surrounding terrain and the important route of Dere Street.
Brownhart Law,Roman signal station & Roman road,Dere Street is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2168. View the official record →
Brownhart Law is a Roman signal station situated on elevated ground in Roxburghshire, Scotland, positioned along or near Dere Street, the major Roman road running through southern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2168.
Brownhart Law,Roman signal station & Roman road,Dere Street dates from the roman period, and is classified as a roman signal station & roman road,dere street. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Brownhart Law,Roman signal station & Roman road,Dere Street is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM2168.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long cairn 360m south west of Dour Hill (7.6 km), Round cairn on western slopes of Dour Hill, 250m south west of summit (7.6 km), Observation post 820m SSE of Hanging Crag (8.2 km).
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