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Castle Law

Iron Age hill fort in Midlothian, Scotland

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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.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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Excavations by V. Gordon Childe

1932–33

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Storage Structures

Vaults
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Defensive Structures

RampartsDefensive WallsDitchesPalisades
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Underground Tunnels
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Coordinates

55.86° N, -3.23° E