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The Law is an Iron Age fort situated in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders. The site comprises a univallate or multivallate hillfort with defensive earthworks characteristic of the Iron Age period, likely dating to the latter centuries before the Roman occupation of Britain. Its location reflects the strategic positioning of such fortified settlements within the landscape of pre-Roman Scotland. The fort represents an important example of Iron Age settlement and defence architecture in the Borders region, contributing to understanding of local prehistoric communities and their territorial organisation.
The Law,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1699. View the official record →
The Law is an Iron Age fort situated in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1699.
The 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.
The 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 SM1699.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stony Law, fort (4.4 km), Plenderleith, scooped settlement 300m SSW of (4.7 km), Heugh Law, fort (4.8 km).
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