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 The whale's jawbone as it sat on top of North Berwick Law |
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| Elevation | 187 m (613 ft) |
| Location | East Lothian, Scotland |
| Prominence | c. 167 m |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 66 |
| OS grid reference | NT555842 |
| Listing | Marilyn |
North Berwick Law is a conical hill which rises incongruously from the surrounding landscape (indeed, this is the definition of the Lowland Scots word "law"). It overlooks the East Lothian town of North Berwick and stands at 613 ft (187 m) above sea level.
Geologically, the law is a volcanic plug of hard basalt rock which survived the scraping glaciers of the ice age, and is now neatly rounded off.
The summit also bears some ancient ruins. These buildings were once used by lookouts in the Napoleonic Wars.
The famous whale's jawbone, pictured right, collapsed in June 2005 after rotting away, and was removed by helicopter, much to the surprise of North Berwick residents. A jawbone has stood there since 1709, the last one having been there since 1933.
On 26th June 2008, a fibreglass replica whale bone, the same size as the one that was removed in 2005, was airlifted into place to give North Berwick Law back its famous landmark.[1]
External links
- Computer-generated virtual panoramas North Berwick Law
