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Law, Dundee

Law, Dundee

Coordinates: 56°27′39″N 2°59′23″W / 56.460893°N 2.989849°W

Law

Law is located in Dundee

Law


 Law shown within the City of Dundee
OS grid reference NO391313
Council area City of Dundee
Lieutenancy area Dundee
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DUNDEE
Postcode district DD1
Dialling code 01382
Police Tayside
Fire Tayside
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament Dundee West
Scottish Parliament Dundee West
North East Scotland
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Dundee Law Hill seen from afar

Law, Dundee is an area located in the centre of Dundee, Scotland. Its predominant feature is an extinct volcano which gives it its name.

Geology

The Dundee Law, which takes its name from the Gaelic word for mound or more likely, from Anglo-Saxon hiilāw (modern Scots law) meaning a (grave-)mound, is the plug of an extinct volcano. Curiously, it is a common mistake for the Law to be referred to as "the Law hill" which is obviously a tautology (much like "Gobi Desert"). Actions by subsequent ice movements further eroded the hill and deposited more debris around the base creating a crag and tail. The shallow gradient of the slopes on the north and eastern sides of the law suggest a north easterly movement of ice flows. The hill's summit is over 500 feet above sea level.[1]

History

War Memorial

Archaeological evidence of burials suggest that the law may have been used by human settlers 3500 years ago. During the Iron Age it was the site of a Pictish settlement. Roman pottery has been found on the law, suggesting that the Romans may have used it as a lookout post in the first century. The law hill has a tunnel which runs through it. It used to be used for the railways to Newtyle

A war memorial to the fallen in both world wars was constructed atop the summit. In the years 1992 to 1994 the facilities on the summit of the Law were upgraded by Dundee city district council and Scottish enterprise Tayside with additional funding from the European Commission's regional development fund. The memorial is lit with a large flame at its top on a number of significant days, viz: the 25th September (in memory of the Battle of Loos - in which many members of the local Black Watch regiment lost their lives), 24 October (United Nations Day), 11 November (Armistice Day) and Remembrance Sunday

References

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey, Explorer 380 map Dundee and Sidlaw Hills
  • On site tourist information boards
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See also: List of places in Dundee

Categories:

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  • Volcanic plugs of Scotland
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