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Down Law is a Iron Age fort situated 350 metres south of Downfield in Coaltown of Burnturk, Fife. The monument occupies a defensible location, with its position afforded by the underlying dolerite and basaltic bedrock of Permian age, which forms a robust geological foundation across this part of central Scotland.
The fort represents the characteristic settlement pattern of Iron Age communities in the Lowlands of Scotland, where defended strongholds served as centres of population and territorial control. Its precise morphology and internal arrangements reflect the strategic requirements of the period, when hillforts and similar fortified enclosures dominated the landscape.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument under the care of Historic Environment Scotland, registered as SM807. This designation recognises Down Law's archaeological significance as evidence of Iron Age settlement and social organisation in the region, preserving it for future study and understanding of this important period of Scottish prehistory.
Down Law,fort 350m S of Downfield,Coaltown of Burnturk is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM807. View the official record →
Down Law is a Iron Age fort situated 350 metres south of Downfield in Coaltown of Burnturk, Fife. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM807.
Down Law,fort 350m S of Downfield,Coaltown of Burnturk dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort 350m s of downfield,coaltown of burnturk. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Down Law,fort 350m S of Downfield,Coaltown of Burnturk 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 SM807.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Balmalcolm Farm, henge 240m NW of (3 km), Kilmux Colliery, beam engine house, 630m SW of Kilmux House (3.5 km), Kettlebridge, barrows SW of Back Park (3.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Down Law,fort 350m S of Downfield,Coaltown of Burnturk's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Down Law,fort 350m S of Downfield,Coaltown of Burnturk stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is dolerite and tholeiitic basalt.