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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Rubers Law Alternative Name: Ruberslaw Hill FortCountry: Scotland County: Scottish Borders Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Hawick
Map Ref: NT58031557
Latitude: 55.432212N Longitude: 2.664791W
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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Anne T saw from a distance on 29th Aug 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Rubers Law (only seen from a distance): This impressive hill fort dominates the area. We decided it was too far and too high to attempt today, although I was fascinated by its changing profile as we drove along the minor roads to Bedrule. We will come back when we're feeling fit and strong - it looks like a long walk, gaining height very quickly over a relatively short distance.
I stopped to take photo from the well house (MP 93.1), then at various points along the route:
1. NT 57304 12321
2. NT 59495 15298 By entrance to track signposted to Rubers Law
3. NT 59965 17983 From Bedrule Parish Church
Andy B have visited here
The existence of fortifications on the hill-top was first observed by
Dr A O Curle, who published a detailed paper on them (A O Curle 1905). They comprise: (i) an inner enclosure or citadel occupying the main summit; (ii) an annexe on the S side of the citadel which includes the plateau and the southernmost of the two hog-backed ridges; (iii) two fragments of a wall near the base of the summit on the N and NE; (iv) an outer wall built on the edge of the natural terrace on the N, W, and S sides of the hill, and returning at approximately the same level as the terrace across the broken ground on the NE.
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