Ven Law
| Ven Law | ||
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 The Ven Law over Peebles |
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| height | 325 m ASL | |
| location | Scottish Borders , Scotland | |
| Mountains | Moorfoot Hills | |
| Coordinates | 55 ° 39 '25 " N , 3 ° 10' 48" W | |
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The Ven Law is a hill of the Moorfoot Hills . It is the local mountain of the small town of Peebles , which forms the southwestern end of the range of hills. Its 325 m high dome is located in the Scottish Council Area Scottish Borders . The Ven Law rises around a kilometer northeast of the city center. Its slopes are largely forested as part of the Glentress Forests . The height of the gap in the Ven Law is 36 meters.
Surroundings
The Soonhope Burn runs along the eastern flank of the Ven Law and flows into the Tweed at Peebles , which runs along its southern flank.
The remains of an undated hill fort can be found near the top of the Ven Law . Several walls surrounded the oval complex, the maximum length and width of which are given as 80 and 58 meters respectively. Today the area is overgrown. Remnants of walls up to 60 cm high have been preserved in isolated cases. Various traces of settlement have been preserved on the slopes of the Ven Law. These include a settlement on the north-eastern slope surrounded by two oval palisade structures measuring a maximum of 34 × 27 m, as well as a similar 23 × 18 m complex west of the summit. Another settlement on the northern slope is listed as a Scheduled Monument . Stone was once broken on the northwest slope of Ven Law.
Individual evidence
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Entry on themountainguide.co.uk
- ↑ Entry on Ven Law in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Ven Law in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Ven Law in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Ven Law in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Scheduled Monument - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on Ven Law in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)