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Kemp Law is a Iron Age fort located in Ayrshire, Scotland. The monument consists of an enclosure defined by defensive earthworks characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in southwest Scotland. The fort dates to the Iron Age period, representing a significant example of fortified settlement in the region during the prehistoric era. Such hillforts served defensive and administrative functions within Iron Age societies and provide archaeological evidence for settlement hierarchy and territorial organisation in early Scotland.
Kemp Law,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM304. View the official record →
Kemp Law is a Iron Age fort located in Ayrshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM304.
Kemp 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.
Kemp 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 SM304.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wardlaw Hill,earthwork W of Harpercroft (1 km), Dundonald Castle (1.2 km), Wardlaw Hill,earthwork SSW of Harpercroft (1.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Kemp 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.
Kemp Law,fort stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.