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Little Rough Law is an Iron Age fort situated 700 metres east-south-east of The Yett in Roxburghshire, Scotland. The fort occupies a defensible hilltop position built upon Silurian to Devonian bedrock of mafic lava and tuff, volcanic in origin. This elevated location would have provided commanding views across the surrounding landscape, essential for a settlement of this period.
The fort's construction takes advantage of the natural topography created by the ancient volcanic geology. Such elevated positions were characteristically chosen by Iron Age communities for defensive advantage and visibility across territorial boundaries. The volcanic bedrock beneath the site formed during the Devonian period, creating distinctive terrain that shaped settlement patterns in the Borders region during the first millennium BC.
Little Rough Law is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM4852, recognising its archaeological significance as part of the Iron Age defensive landscape of the Scottish Borders. The monument survives as a testament to prehistoric settlement strategies in this upland region of southeast Scotland.
Little Rough Law,fort 700m ESE of The Yett is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4852. View the official record →
Little Rough Law is an Iron Age fort situated 700 metres east-south-east of The Yett in Roxburghshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4852.
Little Rough Law,fort 700m ESE of The Yett dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort 700m ese of the yett. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Little Rough Law,fort 700m ESE of The Yett 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 SM4852.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blackhall Hill,cairns (5.4 km), Dere Street,Roman road,Blackhall Hill to Black Halls (5.7 km), Hindhope Hill,fort (6.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Little Rough Law,fort 700m ESE of The Yett's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Little Rough Law,fort 700m ESE of The Yett stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.