Castle Law
hill in Midlothian, Scotland, UK
Castle Law is a hill south west of Fairmilehead in the Pentland Hills in Midlothian, Scotland.
It is best known for the Iron Age hill fort on its slopes.
The Castlelaw Hill Fort
The Castlelaw Hill Fort is the remnant of a stronghold of the Iron Age. When it was occupied the site consisted of three earthwork ramparts, ditches and timber palisades. The fort contained a Souterrain for the storage of agricultural produce. V. Gordon Childe undertook excavations at Castlelaw in 1932–33. The work focused on the rampart, and showed that it consisted of a clay and timber filling, faced by stone.
The fort commands views over the Forth and Lothian. Traprain Law and Berwick Law, both significant centres of power in the Iron Age, are visible from the site.
The fort is maintained by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument.
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