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Law of Windsor is a cairn located east of Hilton of Fern in Angus, Scotland. The monument sits upon bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, Pragian sandstones interbedded with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone, geology that has shaped the landscape of this agricultural region for nearly 400 million years.
Cairns of this type typically date to the Bronze Age and served as burial monuments or territorial markers within their communities. The Law of Windsor represents an important element of the prehistoric archaeological heritage of Angus, contributing to our understanding of settlement patterns and land use during the early metal-working period.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM3375, recognising its significance and ensuring its preservation for future generations. Its survival in the modern landscape provides evidence of continuity of human activity across the Angus lowlands from antiquity to the present day.
Law of Windsor,cairn E of Hilton of Fern is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3375. View the official record →
Law of Windsor is a cairn located east of Hilton of Fern in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3375.
Law of Windsor,cairn E of Hilton of Fern 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 SM3375.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carsegownie,cairn 400m SE of (6 km), Turin Hill, forts and cup-and-ring marked rock (6.8 km), Battledykes, cairn 475m SSE of (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Law of Windsor,cairn E of Hilton of Fern'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.
Law of Windsor,cairn E of Hilton of Fern stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.