Law, Dundee
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Law Law shown within the City of Dundee | |
OS grid reference | NO391313 |
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Council area | City of Dundee |
Lieutenancy area | Dundee |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DUNDEE |
Postcode district | DD1 |
Dialling code | 01382 |
Police | Scottish |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
EU Parliament | Scotland |
UK Parliament | Dundee West |
Scottish Parliament | Dundee City West |
The Law 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 may take its name from the Gaelic word for mound or more likely, from Anglo-Saxon hlāw (modern Scots law) meaning a (grave-)mound, is the plug of an extinct volcano. It is a common mistake for the Law to be referred to as "the Law hill" which is 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
The Law has a tunnel which runs through it. It used to be used for the railway 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 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: 25 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
- ↑ Ordnance Survey, Explorer 380 map Dundee and Sidlaw Hills
- On site tourist information boards
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