<< Our Photo Pages >> Ward Law - Hillfort in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Ward LawCountry: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Dumfries Nearest Village: Bankend
Map Ref: NY0245766692
Latitude: 54.985237N Longitude: 3.525848W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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The Iron Age hillfort and beacon on Ward Law is circular in shape, its ramparts are preserved on whole perimeter. The best preserved part of the earthworks is at the south, at the north there are remains of the entrance. The site offers commanding view towards the coast. As many hillforts in Britain, Ward Law suffers from badgers' activity.
In a short distance to the north there was a Roman camp, now completely ploughed out.
Ward Law on ScotlandsPlaces and Canmore ID 66099.
An extract from the Canmore record reads this: "Fort, measuring 210' by 180' within two much worn ramparts, now planted with trees ... Fort, measuring 210' by 180' within two much worn ramparts, now planted with trees .... Its interest lies in its situation, commanding the narrowing Solway Firth, and in the presence of a Roman fort (sic: NY06NW 4), now ploughed out almost to obliteration, only a few yards to the North .... there are no traces of the possible signal station built on the rampart at NY 0244 6672."
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