What is recorded here

Castlelaw Hill holds a possible first World War trench beneath its modern training grounds, marking the hill where military practice still echoes ancient fortifications. The earth may keep sharp edges from guns and boots across centuries, waiting for rain or excavation to reveal the shape of that forgotten conflict.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castlelaw Hill as Trench (first World War)(possible), Trench(s) (20th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

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