North Berwick Law
A whale's jawbones sits prominently on top of North Berwick Law
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 Scots word 'law'). It overlooks East Lothian town of North Berwick and stands at 613 ft (187 m) above sea level. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 573 KB) Whales Jawbone on the top of North Berwick Law, 16 January 2005 File links The following pages link to this file: North Berwick Law ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... The metre (or meter) (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a metre. ... East Lothian (Lodainn an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in Scotland Abbeys and priories in Scotland Gardens in Scotland... In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains. ... Example of a topographic map with contour lines Topographic maps, also called contour maps, topo maps or topo quads (for quadrangles), are maps that show topography, or land contours, by means of contour lines. ... Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Peak bagging (also hill bagging, mountain bagging, or among enthusiasts, just bagging) is a popular activity for hillwalkers and mountaineers in which they attempt to reach the summit of each peak in a region above some height, or having a particular feature. ... A Marilyn is a hill with a relative height of at least 150 metres, regardless of absolute height or other merit. ... East Lothian (Lodainn an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... North Berwick North Berwick is a small Scottish seaside town in East Lothian, on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, about 25 miles east of Edinburgh. ... This article is about a foot as a unit of length. ... The metre (or meter) (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ...

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. A volcanic plug or volcanic neck or lava neck is a volcanic landform created when lava hardens within a vent on an active volcano. ... Austrias longest glacier, the Pasterze, winds its 8 km (5 mile) route at the foot of Austrias highest mountain, the Grossglockner A glacier is a large, long-lasting river of ice that is formed on land and moves in response to gravity. ... Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 400 000 years For the animated movie, see Ice Age (movie). ...

The whale bone arch was erected on the summit in 1933. 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

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 latest one having been there since 1933. Locals wish for it to be replaced, and talks are underway looking into receiving a new jawbone from Norway. June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with a length of 30 days The month is named after the Roman goddess Juno (mythology), wife of Jupiter and equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events January 12 - Two-month freezing period begins in France - The coast of the Atlantic and Seine River freeze, crops fail and at least 24. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...