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Castle Law
55.8618° N, -3.2334° E
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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.
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Excavations by V. Gordon Childe
1932–33
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RampartsDefensive WallsDitchesPalisades
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