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Kaim Law is an Iron Age fort situated in Roxburghshire, Scotland. The monument occupies a naturally elevated position, with bedrock of the Hawick Group forming the geological foundation beneath the site. This wacke, deposited during the Wenlock epoch, provides the solid stone base typical of the Southern Uplands geology in this region.
The fort's construction took advantage of the defensible landscape characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in the Scottish Borders. The elevated location would have offered commanding views across the surrounding terrain, essential for early medieval communities requiring protection and surveillance of their territory.
Kaim Law is now protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's designation SM1697, recognising its archaeological and historical significance. The site represents an important element of Iron Age settlement in the Borders region, though like many monuments of this period, details of its construction and occupation history await further investigation.
Kaim Law,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1697. View the official record →
Kaim Law is an Iron Age fort situated in Roxburghshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1697.
Kaim Law,fort dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Kaim Law,fort 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 SM1697.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Catrail,linear earthwork,650m long,on SE slope of White Hill (8 km), White Hill,fort (8.1 km), Pyat Knowe,enclosure 150m N of (8.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Kaim Law,fort'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.
Kaim Law,fort stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.