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Kielhope Law is a palisaded settlement located in Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders. The site dates to the Iron Age and represents a form of defended domestic settlement characteristic of that period in south-eastern Scotland. The settlement's defining feature is the timber palisade that enclosed the settlement area, a defensive structure typical of Iron Age communities in the region. Such palisaded settlements provide archaeological evidence of social organisation, defensive requirements, and settlement patterns during the Iron Age in the Scottish Borders.
Kielhope Law, palisaded settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10738. View the official record →
Kielhope Law is a palisaded settlement located in Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10738.
Kielhope Law, palisaded 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 SM10738.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Loddan, fort (4.2 km), Brownhart Law,Roman signal station & Roman road,Dere Street (4.6 km), Roman fort, two Roman fortlets, two Roman camps, a section of Roman road and a medieval settlement and chapel at Chew Green (5.6 km).
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