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Traprain Law

Traprain Law is a hill in East Lothian, Scotland, crowned by one of the largest hillforts in Britain. A centre of the Votadini from the Iron Age through the Roman period, it received Roman goods in quantity, and in 1919 excavators found the Traprain Law Treasure, a hoard of cut Roman silver buried in the early 5th century. It was largely abandoned afterwards, as power shifted to sites such as Edinburgh.

Traprain Law
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Traprain Law. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/traprain-law
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“Traprain Law.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/traprain-law. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Traprain Law.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/traprain-law.
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