Dundee Law
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Dundee Law
Image: © Rude Health Taken: 9 Jun 2013
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 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. 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. Name: Dundee Law Hill number: 104964 Height: 174m / 571ft Area: 26A: Central Scotland from Dumbarton to Montrose Class: 1 Grid ref: NO391313 (est) Drop: 78m Col: 96m
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Image Location
Latitude
56.469599
Longitude
-2.990888