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Stony Law is a hillfort located in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders, dating to the Iron Age period. The fort occupies a prominent hilltop position and is defined by defensive earthworks characteristic of Iron Age settlement strategy in southern Scotland. Like other hillforts of this region and period, it would have served as a focal point for community settlement, storage, and defence during the Iron Age, reflecting the social and territorial organisation of its time. The site remains an important archaeological monument documenting Iron Age occupation patterns in the Border region.
Stony Law, fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10735. View the official record →
Stony Law is a hillfort located in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders, dating to the Iron Age period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10735.
Stony 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 Britain.
Stony 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 SM10735.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Plenderleith, scooped settlement 300m SSW of (0.9 km), Goshen Hill, palisaded settlement (1.4 km), Heugh Law, fort (1.5 km).
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