The Law
The Law is a hill in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland and has an elevation of 1,122 feet. The Law is situated nearby to the hamlet Gatelawbridge.Places of Interest
Highlights include Queensberry.
Queensberry
Peak
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Queensberry is a hill in the Lowther Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. The most southerly mountain in the range, it lies in the parish of Kirkpatrick-Juxta and is a prominent landmark throughout Dumfriesshire. Queensberry is situated 2 miles northeast of The Law.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ae and Closeburn.
Ae
Village
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Ae is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland. The village is located on the edge of a 15,000-acre human-made conifer forest, and is approximately 9 miles north of Dumfries. Ae is situated 5 miles south of The Law.
Closeburn
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Closeburn is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The village is on the A76 road 2+1⁄2 miles south of Thornhill. In the 2001 census, Closeburn had a population of 1,119. Closeburn is situated 6 miles southwest of The Law.
Thornhill
Town
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thornhill is a village in the Mid Nithsdale area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, south of Sanquhar and north of Dumfries on the main A76 road. Thornhill sits in the Nithsdale valley with the Carsphairn and Scaur range to the west and the Lowther hills to the east. Thornhill is situated 6 miles west of The Law.
The Law
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,122 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.26082° or 55° 15′ 39″ northLongitude
-3.62151° or 3° 37′ 17″ westElevation
1,122 feet (342 metres)Open location code
9C7R796H+89GeoNames ID
12613113
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