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Charge Law Plantation is an Iron Age fort and settlement located in Peeblesshire, occupying high ground composed of Gala Group wacke, a hard sedimentary rock formed during the Telychian period. The site commands views across the surrounding landscape, a location typical of Iron Age fortified settlements that exploited natural defensibility and territorial visibility.
The fort comprises the remains of defensive earthworks characteristic of the period, with the settlement evidence indicating occupation beyond the ramparts. The wacke bedrock underlying Charge Law would have presented both challenge and advantage to Iron Age inhabitants: difficult to quarry for construction materials, but providing a naturally stable foundation and enhanced defensive position on the hillside.
The monument is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2942, recognising its significance as evidence of Iron Age settlement patterns and social organisation in the Borders region. Such fortified sites remain vital to understanding how Iron Age communities in southern Scotland organised their defences and exploited the local geology and topography for settlement purposes.
Charge Law Plantation,fort & settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2942. View the official record →
Charge Law Plantation is an Iron Age fort and settlement located in Peeblesshire, occupying high ground composed of Gala Group wacke, a hard sedimentary rock formed during the Telychian period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2942.
Charge Law Plantation,fort & settlement dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort & settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Charge Law Plantation,fort & settlement 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 SM2942.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Knowe, fort (1.6 km), Upper Newby,fort 320m SSE of (1.9 km), Upper Newby,fort 910m SSE of (2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Charge Law Plantation,fort & settlement's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Charge Law Plantation,fort & settlement stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.