Thursday, October 18, 2007


Law, Dundee is an area located in the centre of Dundee, Scotland. Its predominant feature is a large hill which gives it is name.
The Law area and former council ward, however, takes in a significant area of the city which surrounds the Law itself.
Councillor for this area is Julie Sturrock, who is a member of the Labour Party.

Law, DundeeLaw, Dundee Geology
The Law, which takes its name from the Gaelic word for hill or more likely, from Anglo-Saxon hlāw (modern Scots law) meaning a (grave-)mound or hill, is the basalt plug of an extinct volcano. 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 174 metres above sea level.

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