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Archaeological Designations in Fife
Contents
Archaeological Designations and Planning
Scheduled Monuments
Ancient Monument Legislation
Scheduling Process
Criteria for Selection
Scheduled Monument Consent
Monument Wardens
List of Scheduled Monuments in Fife
West Fife
Central Fife
East Fife
Historic Scotland Contact Details
Non-Statutory Sites and Monuments Register
Archaeological Sites and Areas of Regional Importance
Criteria for Selection
Relationship to Listed Buildings and Scheduled Monuments
Cropmarks as ASRIs
Public Access and Designations
Archaeological designations and planning
The archaeological heritage is a very fragile resource which, once lost, cannot be
replaced. It is important therefore to protect this heritage, particularly where it is of
national and regional importance, from the adverse effects of development.
To this end Fife Council has adopted within the finalised Structure Plan a policy for
archaeological protection:
Policy B3
Development which would adversely affect the following categories of
sites, including their settings, will not be permitted unless exceptional
circumstances are demonstrated: Scheduled Ancient Monuments; nonstatutory Sites and Monuments Register Sites and Archaeological Sites
and Areas of Regional Importance.
Presented below are details on and explanations of the categories of site listed in this
policy.
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Scheduled Monuments
Some 280 sites and monuments in Fife have been designated by Historic Scotland as
being of National Importance and are protected under the Ancient Monuments and
Archaeological Areas Act 1979 by the Scottish Ministers. These sites are known as
scheduled monuments and it is a serious offence to interfere with these sites.
Scheduling is usually applied to monuments that have passed their day, and are unlikely
to ever be used again in anything like their original form. A structure in use as a dwelling
house cannot be scheduled as an ancient monument, nor can a building in ecclesiastical
use, although both categories can be listed.
Historic Scotland is an executive Agency of Scottish Ministers with a wide range of
responsibilities for the built heritage including the statutory protection and management
of ancient monuments. In the selection of monuments for scheduling, Historic Scotland
is advised by the Ancient Monuments Board for Scotland.
Historic Scotland publish numerous guides and leaflets, see Historic Scotland Contact
Details.
Ancient Monument Legislation
The definitive legal position on scheduled monuments is set out in the Ancient
Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 and the Ancient Monuments (Class
Consents) (Scotland) Order 1996.
This text is only for information and illustrative purposes only.
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Scheduling Process
In law, the Scottish Ministers decide to add a monument to the Schedule. In day to day
terms, scheduling proposals are drawn up by the Inspectors of Ancient Monuments,
specialists in archaeology, architectural history or history, who work for Historic
Scotland. They use the approved standards in deciding whether to nominate a
monument. The Ancient Monument Board for Scotland examines all proposals before
they go forward for scheduling.
There is no formal provision in the 1979 Act for an appeal against scheduling. However,
if after scheduling, there is an application for scheduled monument consent to carry out
works which affect the scheduled monument, there are statutory procedures in place.
These give the applicant every opportunity of making his case before a decision is
reached on whether the consent should be granted and if so what conditions, if any,
should be attached to that consent.
In view of this initial lack of appeal, Historic Scotland’s staff are instructed to make every
reasonable effort to contact owners and occupiers before submitting a proposal to
schedule a monument – to explain what they propose to do, to discuss the likely effects
of scheduling and, where possible, take on board any comments and suggestions. Once
a monument is formally proposed for scheduling, owners are normally invited by letter to
comment, and supplied with a copy of the map showing the area proposed for
scheduling.
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Criteria for Selection
1. The sole criterion in the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 is
that before a monument can be scheduled it must be “of national importance”.
2. This broad standard has been amplified by the Ancient Monuments Board for
Scotland (the Scottish Ministers’ advisory body) as follows:
A monument is of national importance if, in the view of informed opinion, it contributes or
appears likely to contribute significantly to the understanding of the past. Such
significance may be assessed from individual or group qualities, and may include
structural or decorative features, or value as an archaeological resource.
For a monument to be regarded as of national importance it is necessary and sufficient
– first, that it belong or pertain to a group or subject of study which has acknowledged
importance in terms of archaeology, architectural history or history; and second, that it
can be recognised as part of the national consciousness or as retaining the structural,
decorative or field characteristics of its kind to a marked degree, or as offering or being
likely to offer a significant archaeological resource within a group or subject of study of
acknowledged importance.
3. From this guidance have been drawn the 8 considerations which guide Officers of
Historic Scotland when making scheduling decisions. In no particular order, these are:
Survival / condition. The existence of well-preserved field characteristics can be of
importance in itself. The survival of the monument’s archaeological potential both above
and below ground is a crucial consideration, and goes beyond survival of marked field
characteristics.
Period. It is important to consider for preservation examples of all types of monument
that characterise a period; monuments of different contemporary types complement
each other in the evidence they present.
Group Value. The value of a single monument, such as a field system, is greatly
enhanced by association with a group of related contemporary monuments. In the case
of such groups it is preferable to protect the whole, including adjacent land, rather than
to protect individual monuments within the group (i.e. a monument for the purposes of
scheduling may consist of a group of monuments).
Rarity. There are monuments of types which, though originally abundant, are now so
rare that even apparently poorly preserved examples should be preserved.
Situation. Types of monuments abundant in one topographical/land use situation may be
rare in others and special regard should be had to heighten their potential
archaeological value.
Multiperiod/single period. Multiperiod sites with well preserved components are of
special value since they can allow fine phasing. A single period site, on the other hand,
will in general have more diversity of evidence for its functions in better preserved
relationships. Examples of a type in both multiperiod and single period expressions
should be preserved.
Fragility/vulnerability. Highly important archaeological evidence from some field
monuments can be destroyed by a single ploughing; there are structures of particular
form or complexity whose value could be severely reduced by even slight mistreatment.
Documentation. Records of previous investigations can aid definition of the importance
of a site, but it is important to recognise that unexcavated sites need not be any less
important for lack of previous excavation. Documentation in the form of early estate
records, annals, charters, etc, can provide information not available through
archaeological excavation, and it is of particular importance to record significant
information which may be capable of correlation with archaeological evidence.
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Scheduled Monument Consent
It is a criminal offence to carry out certain types of work affecting scheduled monuments
without the prior written consent of the Scottish Ministers (referred to as Scheduled
Monument Consent).
These works are set out in section 2 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological
Areas Act 1979 and may broadly be taken to comprise demolishing, destroying,
damaging, removing, repairing, altering, adding to, flooding and tipping onto a scheduled
monument. Included also are certain agricultural, horticultural or forestry works
specifically excluded from the class consent given to such activities under the Ancient
Monuments (Class Consents)(Scotland) Order 1996 (SI 1996 No 1507). Namely subsoiling, drainage works, the planting, felling or uprooting of trees, hedges or shrubs and
any other works likely to disturb the soil below the maximum depth affected by normal
ploughing.
If you wish to apply for Scheduled Monument Consent it is usually worth discussing your
ideas with Historic Scotland staff before applying. Once you are sure you wish to apply,
ask Historic Scotland for an application form. Complete the form and send it in with any
relevant supporting documentation.
Historic Scotland will then after consideration issue a provisional decision within six
weeks. If you disagree with the decision you can ask Historic Scotland to reconsider. If
you remain unhappy with any revised provisional decision it is open to you to request a
hearing or a public local inquiry so that you have the opportunity to argue your case
before a final decision is made. Once that final decision is made, however, the only
appeal against it is on grounds of procedural impropriety or insufficient powers.
Law prohibits the use of metal detectors on scheduled monuments unless the Scottish
Ministers’ prior consent has been obtained. Similarly it is an offence to remove any
objects discovered while using a metal detector.
There are a number of scheduled monuments that are also listed buildings. Normally
this will be a matter of importance only to developers or persons wishing to undertake
works, but anyone wishing to establish the full protected status of a particular site should
check with both Historic Scotland and the local area office of Planning & Building Control
Service.
Many monuments extend further, sometimes much further, than the remains
immediately visible on the surface. No work should be undertaken in the immediate
vicinity of a monument without prior consultation with Historic Scotland.
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Monument Wardens
Historic Scotland employs Monument Wardens whose job is periodically to check on the
state of preservation of each scheduled monument and to seek to establish whether it is
likely to be adversely affected by the land management regime applied by its owner or
occupier, or by development in general. Owners and occupiers of scheduled
monuments should expect to be contacted every few years by their local Monument
Warden.
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List of Scheduled Monuments in Fife
The categories under which monuments are grouped are as in the list below.
PREHISTORIC RITUAL AND FUNERARY includes cairns, chambered cairns, long
cairns, ring cairns, barrows, chambered barrows, long barrows, mounds, ring
enclosures, henges, stone circles and rows, standing stones and cup-marked stones.
PREHISTORIC DOMESTIC AND DEFENSIVE includes forts, duns, brochs, galleried
dwellings, souterrains, houses, hut circles, homesteads, settlements, enclosures,
palisaded enclosures, crannogs, field systems, cairnfields and cultivation terraces.
CROSSES AND CARVED STONES includes crosses, cross slabs, market crosses and
cross-incised stones, as well as Pictish symbol stones, inscribed stones, tombstones
and some miscellaneous sculpted stones. The category does not include cup-marked
stones (Prehistoric Ritual and Funerary) or milestones (Industrial).
ECCLESIASTICAL includes churches and chapels (sometimes prefixed 'old' or 'former' if
there is likely to be confusion with more recent sites nearby), monasteries, nunneries,
priories, burial grounds and burial enclosures. Note that churches in ecclesiastical use
are excluded from the scope of the Schedule.
SECULAR includes non-prehistoric works which are basically military or defensive such
as castles, forts and mottes; works which are basically domestic such as houses and
settlements; earthworks, homestead moats, towers and bastles which fall between the
military and the domestic; and a range of other works such as barracks, artillery
mounds, roads, bridges, tollbooths, dovecotes, martello towers, prisons, hospitals and
sundials.
INDUSTRIAL includes canals and associated structures such as graving docks, tunnels,
bridges and signal lamps; mills of various kinds, pottery kilns, engine houses, engines
and railway stations. It also includes some iron bridges. This category includes
monuments particularly characteristic of the Industrial revolution, but also earlier sites
representing the processing and manufacturing side of Medieval life, such as salt pans
and early mines, as well as some important industrial monuments of more recent date,
for example a whaling station and a gasworks.
Each entry is printed in the following order:
Historic Scotland reference number, which can usefully be quoted in communications
with Historic Scotland.
Map number: the sheet number of the Ordnance Survey 1:50000 Landranger map
series.
Grid reference(s): the six-figure reference on the national grid, allowing space for two
such references (hyphenated) for the ends of a linear or very large area monument, or
multiple references for monuments which are composed of several separate elements.
Note that even where a single grid reference is given, monuments can cover a
considerable area.
Status symbol:
* = in care of Secretary of State
A = the whole monument is normally visible in aerial photographs
Monument name
Note: Where a monument is not known to have a specific name, it is listed under the
name of a nearby feature such as a farm or hill summit followed by a brief description of
where the monument is relative to that point. The name, or the naming point, will
normally appear on the Ordnance Survey 1:10000 scale map. A typical entry might be:
'Skail, burial ground 500m NNE of'.
Where there is a name for the monument, but this name does not appear on the
1:10000 map, a variant of this is used, for example: 'Fairy Knowe, broch 300m N of
Netherton Hill'
The two main exceptions to this rule are:
1. urban churches, and some other monuments in urban settings, are listed according
to the name of the town in which they stand, for example:
'Thurso, St Peter's Kirk'
2. for linear structures, such as the Antonine Wall or the Union Canal, which are
scheduled in several sections, the monument name begins with that of the linear
structure, followed by the locality, for example:
'Antonine Wall, Auchendavy - Hillhead, fort, rampart and ditch'
'Union Canal, aqueduct 1100m S of Whitecross'.
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Scheduled Ancient Monuments in West Fife
Prehistoric ritual and funerary
749
65 NT159844
792
65 NT114863
6253
65 NT174925 A
801
65 NT029866
Aberdour Lodge, standing stone 110m SW of
Easter Pitcorthie, standing stone 200m NNW of
Lumphinnans,henge 600m WNW of Newton
Tuilyies, stone setting, Torryburn, Fife
Prehistoric domestic and defensive
7601
58 NT149977
Benarty Hill, fort
803
58 NT060909
Castle Craigs, fort, Craigluscar Hill
805
58 NT033910
Cowstrandburn, fort
8542
58 NT024965
Cult Hill, fort 460m NNE of North Cult
8543
65 NT066882 A Glenmoy, enclosed settlement and souterrain NE of
8541
58 NT019919 A Kinnedar Mains, enclosed settlement 200m WNW of
8554
65 NT131846 A Middlebank House, souterrain 370m ENE of
8540
58 NT042933
Saline Hill, fort 1280m SE of Sheardrum
Crosses and carved stones
4288
65 NS986859
884
65 NT131829
885
65 NS931875
2246
65 NS940895
Ecclesiastical
829
65 NT041891
5660
66 NT185837
5651
65 NT028855
Culross, market cross
Inverkeithing Market Cross, Bank Street
Kincardine, market cross
Windyhill, tombstone 450m N of
Carnock, old parish church
Charles Hill, Monks' Cave storehouse, military camp
and battery
Crombie Old Parish Church, Craigflower Estate,
90089
832
831
90116
65
65
65
65
NS988862
NS992860
NS979864
NT090873
*
90339
9276
65 NT090871
65 NT093874
*
9279
65 NT088874
90166
66 NT189826
*
837
90266
65 NT085828
66 NT169838
*
Secular
90002
7775
4413
8551
5288
858
850
5287
867
90241
9150
9151
736
66
66
65
58
65
58
65
65
65
59
65
65
65
NT192854
NT184837
NT134807
NT059911
NS985859
NT175958
NS993860
NT087873
NT090867
NT118848
NT108821
NT110822
NS926887
Industrial
3734
65 NT063835
9285
65 NT089873
9016
58 NT170964
5079
65 NT007852
*
*
*
Torryburn
Culross Abbey
Culross, St Mungo's or St Serf's Chapel
Culross, West Church, old parish church
Dunfermline Abbey, abbey, palace, gatehouse and
graveyard
Dunfermline Abbey, Nether Yett
Dunfermline, stretch of abbey precinct wall on
Canmore Street
Dunfermline, remains in Pittencrieff Glen to northwest of abbey church
Inchcolm, Abbey, hog-backed stone, hermit's cell,
WWI & WWII defences
Rosyth Old Kirk
St Bridget's Kirk
Aberdour Castle
Braefoot Point, battery
Carlingnose Battery
Craigluscar, shielings and enclosure 350m WNW of
Culross Palace, palace and gardens
Lochore Castle
Lord Bruce's Hospital
Malcolm Canmore's Tower
Perdieus Mount, motte
Pitreavie House dovecote
Rosyth Castle
Rosyth Castle Dovecot
Tulliallan Castle
Charlestown, limekilns & associated features
Dunfermline, Heugh Mills, NW of The Lead,
Pittencrieff Park
Mary Colliery winding gear head frame, 775m NW of
Lochore Castle
Preston Island,artificial island, coal mines, saltpans
and housing
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Central Fife
Prehistoric ritual and funerary
2184
59 NO281031
Balfarg, henge & standing stones 280m SW of
795
66 NT244883
North Glassmount, standing stones 600m SW of
Prehistoric domestic and defensive
2471
817
66 NT211872
59 NT347973
Dunearn, fort
Wemyss Caves, caves
Crosses and carved stones
90097
58 NT236968 * Dogton Stone, cross
886
59 NO384011
Leven, market cross, Carberry House
824
59 NO296022
Stob Cross, cross
Ecclesiastical
833
59
835
66
5582
59
828
66
NT303929
NT271869
NO209487
NT230863
Secular
6411
59 NO312006
845
4215
59 NO276042
59 NT307983
3838
5615
5251
860
861
4330
871
90244
873
66
59
66
59
59
59
66
59
66
NT293828
NO209469
NT211882
NT344971
NO349015
NO270026
NT257891
NT290925
NT279885
Dysart, St Serf's Kirk
Kinghorn, old parish church
Kirkforthar Chapel
Kirkton, old parish church
Balgonie Castle, courtyard buildings and outer
enclosures
Bandon Tower, Balfarg
Coaltown of Balgonie, bridge over River Ore,1450m
south of
Inchkeith Island and fortifications
Kirkforthar House and Dovecot
Knockdavie Castle
Macduff's Castle & dovecot
Maiden Castle, motte, Windygates
Pitcairn House
Piteadie Castle
* Ravenscraig Castle
Seafield Tower
Industrial
7769
59 NN364043
Kilmux Colliery, beam engine house, 630m SW of
Kilmux House
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East Fife
Prehistoric ritual and funerary
6835
59 NO317087 A
6800
59 NO421247 A
789
59 NO299111
3950
59 NO282135
6012
59 NO357234
791
58 NO195090
793
59 NO497039
4761
59 NO361118
4762
59 NO362120
7090
59 NO418250 A
Balmalcolm Farm, henge 240m NW of
Boulterhall, barrow 450m NE of
Cairnfield, cairn 290m NNW of
Collessie, cairn 390m NW of Collessie Mill Farm
Coultra, burial mound 225m NW of
Easter Nether Urquhart, cairn 980m ENE of
Easter Pitcorthie, standing stone 300m W of
Edenwood Farm, burial mound 120m ENE of
Edenwood Farm, burial mound 350m NE of
Esky Loch, barrows 400m E of
6795
6742
6751
796
7196
6900
798
2460
6748
6737
5065
797
7096
802
59
59
59
59
53
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
58
NO444236
NO446238
NO301072
NO344228
NO303089
NO304074
NO292132
NO409073
NO281098
NO416227
NO446211
NO405027
NO443252
NO197066
A Fordel, barrow & ring-ditches 550m WSW of
A Fordel, barrows & enclosures WSW of
A Glenorkie, barrows 300m SSE of
Green Hill, cairn
A Heatherinch, barrows 550m SW of
A Kettlebridge, barrows SW of Back Park
Newton, standing stone 200m NNE of
Norrie's Law, cairn 80m SW of Norrieslaw Cottage
A Shiells, henge 850m N of
A South Straiton, barrows WSW of
A Southfield, cropmarks E and SE of
Standing Stones of Lundin, Lundin Links
A Vicarsford Cemetery, enclosure 600m SE of
Wester Upper Urquhart, cairn 1700m SSE of West
Lomond
Prehistoric domestic and defensive
7102
59 NO451275 A Burnside, unenclosed settlement 300m WNW of
4442
59 NO302115
Cairnfield, enclosure 700m NNE of
7687
59 NO603117
Cambo, ring-ditches 250m N and 170m NNE of
7686
59 NO601121
Cambo, settlement, enclosure and cultivation
remains 600m NNW of
7689
59 NO601118
Cambo, unenclosed settlement and associated
features 370m NW of
7094
59 NO441262 A Cauldhame, enclosure 200m NNW of
7095
59 NO441254 A Comerton Home, ring-ditch and souterrains 730m
ENE
7311
59 NO439253 A Comerton Home, souterrain 540m NE of
7313
59 NO437251
Comerton Home, unenclosed settlement 300m E of
6393
59 NO632101
Constantine's Cave,Fife Ness
806
59 NO413251
Danes Camp,fort,Camp Wood
2380
59 NO456137
Denork Craig,fort
807
59 NO343071
Down Law, fort 350m S of Downfield, Coaltown of
Burnturk
808
59 NO459132
Drumcarrow Craig, broch
8339
59 NO454133
Drumcarrow Craig, hut circles
7192
59 NO297094 A Drumtenant, enclosures & unenclosed settlement
250m N of
7191
59 NO294093 A Drumtenant, enclosures & unenclosed settlement
380m WNW of
7195
59 NO290088 A Drumtenant, enclosures 650m & 720m WSW of
809
59 NO246101
Dunshelt Plantation, earthwork
6803
59 NO463214 A Earlshall, enclosures and settlements NNW of
810
59 NO244062
East Lomond Hill, fort
6741
59 NO406234 A Easter Kinnear, unenclosed settlement & barrow NE
of
6801
59 NO407238 A Easter Kinnear, unenclosed settlement 650m NNE
of
7091
59 NO418253 A Esky Loch, unenclosed settlement 400m ENE of
6909
59 NO469258 A Fetterdale, unenclosed settlement 300m NW of
6834
6807
2446
7194
4749
59
59
59
59
59
NO300068
NO362227
NO322215
NO304093
NO375120
7087
6808
811
7086
7088
812
59
59
59
59
59
59
NO430267
NO384214
NO278115
NO448271
NO426252
NO356103
6148
6791
7100
6790
6792
59
59
59
59
59
NO269085
NO455263
NO457260
NO453257
NO451263
7103
7319
7099
7098
7314
6879
59
59
59
59
59
59
NO454261
NO454260
NO456267
NO450229
NO453225
NO449221
813
7641
6877
6646
6937
814
6875
6736
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
NO222068
NO467257
NO466257
NO305080
NO274062
NO305202
NO417234
NO420234
7281
6743
7312
6938
6740
59
59
59
59
59
NO421237
NO414234
NO445248
NO266057
NO441209
6739
8317
8316
6901
6574
59
59
59
59
59
NO441202
NO328099
NO329099
NO322089
NO618109
6745
6805
7097
59 NO253099
59 NO466246
59 NO448273
A Forthar Cottage, enclosure 200m W of
A Grange, enclosure and souterrains E of
Green Craig, fort and homestead
A Heatherinch, enclosures W of
Hill of Tarvit, homestead & terraces 550m SSW of
Hilltarvit Mains
A Inverdovat, ring ditch 650m S of
A Kilmany Grange, enclosure 150m SW of
Kinloch, souterrain 850m SSW of Kinloch House
A Kirktonbarns, unenclosed settlement 650m N of
A Knockhill House, unenclosed settlement SW of
Lady Mary's Wood, fort 580m SSW of North
Scotstarvit
A Lathrisk House, settlement 300m WNW of
A Lawhouses, enclosure 400m SE of
A Lawhouses, enclosures 650m SE of
A Lawhouses, settlement 750m S of
A Lawhouses, unenclosed settlement 300m SW and
450m S of
A Lawhouses, unenclosed settlement 500m SSE of
A Lawhouses, unenclosed settlement 600m SSE of
A Lawhouses, unenclosed settlement E of
A Leuchars Castle, enclosures 700m N of
A Leuchars Castle, ring-ditches NNE of
A Leuchars Castle, settlement 200m and 400m W of
and 240m WNW of
Maiden Castle, fort, Bracks, Lomond Hills
Morton, Mesolithic settlement 350m SE of
A Morton, timber hall and enclosure 240m SSE of
A Myreside, enclosure 100m S of
A Nether Drums, fort 300m NW of
Norman's Law, fort
A North Straiton, ring-ditch and barrows W of
A North Straiton, souterrains & unenclosed settlement
N of
North Straiton, unenclosed settlement 310m NNE of
A North Straiton, unenclosed settlement 600m W of
A Pickletillem, unenclosed settlement 900m E of
A Purin, fort 350m SW of
A Pusk Farm Cottages, ring-ditch & enclosures 250m
NE of
A Pusk, enclosure 300m SSE of
A Ramornie Mains, ring ditch 650m NE of
A Ramornie Mains, ring ditch 850m NE of
A Ramornie Mill, unenclosed settlement 300m SW of
A Randerston Castle, promontory fort and site of
castle
A Ravenshall, homestead & ring-ditches N of
A Rhynd, enclosure 800m N of
A Rockhead Cottage, unenclosed settlement 800m SE
7101
7089
6749
6876
7093
6802
7092
6908
6907
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
NO452287
NO446274
NO278093
NO277095
NO432252
NO435219
NO424272
NO372241
NO397226
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Crosses and carved stones
7883
59 NO259163
818
59 NO521034
881
6342
59 NO566035
58 NO213069
882
2261
820
822
2203
800
4017
819
59
59
59
59
59
59
58
59
NO573036
NO613078
NO423034
NO225182
NO549026
NO570046
NO216102
NO610079
Ecclesiastical
825
59
9852
59
826
59
827
59
8121
59
NO259163
NO299184
NO475044
NO358246
NO599058
830
7705
788
834
838
3001
2795
836
9851
9848
90257
90260
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
5643
59 NO445259
Secular
NO326213
NO366153
NO414161
NT481994
NT658990
NO417151
NO485020
NO243184
NO298141
NO453035
NO507165
NO515168
of
Scotscraig Mains, enclosure 250m NE of
Scotscraig, unenclosed settlement 600m S of
Shiells, ring-ditches 500m NW & 600m NNW of
Shiells, timber hall 700m NW of
South Friarton, unenclosed settlement N of
Southfield, unenclosed settlement W of
Tayfield, settlement NE of South Lodge
Waterloo, enclosure 300m ESE of
Wester Kinnear, ring ditch & cursus W of
Abdie Church, symbol stone 20m SW of
Abercrombie Church, church, crosses, cross slabs &
sculptured stones
Anstruther Easter, burgh cross
Balharvie Moss, cross-incised stone 420m NNE of
Miller's Loch
Cellardyke, market cross
Crail, market cross
Largo Parish Church, cross slab
Mugdrum House, cross shaft
Pittenweem, market cross
Skeith Stone,300m SW of Kilrenny Mains
Strathmiglo Churchyard, symbol stone
Victoria Gardens, cross slab
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Abdie Old Kirk
Ayton Chapel, Dunbog
Balcarres Chapel
Balmerino Abbey
Caiplie, caves, Early Christian and medieval
carvings 1140m NE of
Creich, St Devenic's Church
Cupar, St Christopher's Church (remains of)
Dairsie, church
Earlsferry, chapel
Isle of May Priory
Kemback School, church 155m WNW of
Kilconquhar, old parish church
Lindores Abbey
Monimail Old Parish Church
Newburn Old Parish Church
St Andrews Blackfriars, Dominican Friary
St Andrews Cathedral and adjacent ecclesiastical
remains
St Fillan's or Forgan Church
9701
841
844
846
847
5616
790
6642
6515
59
59
59
59
59
58
58
59
59
6462
59 NO625106
6459
6460
6461
8947
848
849
878
6369
852
854
879
864
7691
857
859
9705
9702
863
3546
865
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
866
880
59 NO518012
59 NO560126
868
870
5180
59 NO413046
59 NO521091
59 NO444282
90274
874
90259
90263
875
7471
9712
59
59
59
59
58
59
59
Industrial
NO456151
NO508007
NO271204
NO352143
NO306171
NO206097
NO204102
NO626089
NO634092
NO614095
NO618083
NO638097
NO633100
NO328212
NO418228
NO415161
NO629105
NO249175
NO253074
NO452188
NO269165
NO599127
NO454219
NO348178
NO458145
NO455151
NO298141
NO431144
NO348212
NO370112
NO418035
NO512169
NO506165
NO214102
NO377096
NO467278
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Archbishop Sharp's Memorial, Magus Muir
Ardross Castle
Ballinbreich Castle
Carslogie House
Collairnie Castle
Corston Tower, towerhouse and dovecot
Court Knowe, mound 150m E of Gornogrove
Crail Airfield
Crail Airfield, pillbox 450m SSW of Coastguard
Station
Crail Airfield, pillbox 900m NW of Constantine's
Cave
Crail Airfield, pillbox 300m E of Wormistone House
Crail Airfield, pillbox 400m S of Kirklands
Crail Airfield, pillbox, Foreland Head
Crail Golf Club, Pill Box near the Club House
Creich, castle & dovecot
Cruivie Castle
Dairsie, bridge 1200m S of
Danes Dike, earthwork, Fife Ness
Denmylne Castle 1600m SE of Newburgh
Falkland Palace
Guard Bridge, bridge
Inchrye, motte
Kingsbarns Castle, 700m NE of Kingsbarns
Leuchars Castle, motte and associated remains
Lordscairnie Castle,4800m NW of Cupar
Memorial to Andrew Gullin, Claremont Farm
Memorial to five Covenanters, Magus Muir
Monimail, Cardinal Beaton's Tower
Morton of Blebo, motte 350m S of
Mountquhanie Castle,70m NE of Mountquhanie
House
Newark Castle & dovecot
Peekie Bridge, bridge over Kerly Water 50m E of
Peekie Mill
Pitcruvie Castle
Pittarthie Castle
Scotscraig Mansion, house, gateways and walled
gardens
Scotstarvit Tower
Sir Andrew Wood's Tower, Largo House
St Andrews Castle
St Andrews, West Port
Strathmiglo, tolbooth
Struthers Castle, castle, park and doocot
Tentsmuir Coastal defences
5529
59 NO532018
3920
3286
3296
3340
3344
3359
3404
3405
3407
3439
3452
3899
3915
3904
3906
3951
3955
3970
3972
887
3911
3545
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
3912
59 NO518047
3980
4036
4078
3981
3938
59
59
59
59
59
NO608082
NO524152
NO516159
NO604089
NO600103
NO517157
NO545141
NO531159
NO593118
NO587131
NO573135
NO559135
NO441228
NO420192
NO427206
NO435219
NO439231
NO436246
NO432261
NT655993
NO436042
NO259170
NO419177
NO477181
NO463188
NO447189
NO364125
Coalfarm,old windmill, saltpans and associated
works, St Monans
Crail-St Andrews, guideplate no 1 on A918
Crail-St Andrews, guideplate no 2 on A918
Crail-St Andrews, guideplate no 3 on A918
Crail-St Andrews, milestone no 1 on A918
Crail-St Andrews, milestone no 2 on A918
Crail-St Andrews, milestone no 3 on A918
Crail-St Andrews, milestone no 4 on A918
Crail-St Andrews, milestone no 5 on A918
Crail-St Andrews, milestone no 6 on A918
Crail-St Andrews, milestone no 7 on A918
Crail-St Andrews, milestone no 8 on A918
Crail-St Andrews, milestone no 9 on A918
Dairsie-Newport, guideplate no 1 on A92
Dairsie-Newport, milestone no 1 on A92
Dairsie-Newport, milestone no 2 on A92
Dairsie-Newport, milestone no 3 on A92
Dairsie-Newport, milestone no 4 on A92
Dairsie-Newport, milestone no 5 on A92
Dairsie-Newport, milestone no 6 on A92
Isle of May, lighthouse
Largo, mileplate NE of Upper Largo on A915
Lindores, eelhouse 400m NE of Abdie Parish
Church
Newton of Balcormo, guideplate at junction of A921
& Arncroach Road
St Andrews - Dairsie milestone no.6 on A91
St Andrews-Dairsie, milestone no 2 on A91
St Andrews-Dairsie, milestone no 3 on A91
St Andrews-Dairsie, milestone no 4 on A91
Tarvit Mill, mileplate 400m NE of
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Non-Statutory Sites and Monuments Register
Archaeological Sites and Areas of Regional Importance
Fife Council is keen to safeguard all sites recorded in the FSMR, but is particularly
concerned to ensure the preservation and in some cases investigation of those sites
which are most important, or the best preserved.
A total of approximately 280 archaeological sites in Fife are designated by Scottish
Ministers as Scheduled Ancient Monuments of National Importance under the terms of
the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 (see Scheduled Ancient
Monuments). However, the Schedule for Fife is both incomplete and unrepresentative;
the designation of Archaeological Sites and Archaeological Areas of Regional
Importance can provide no comparable degree of protection to scheduling, but it is
hoped that this designation will help promote the conservation of these sites.
To achieve this end we continue to identify those sites that should be designated as
Archaeological Sites of Regional Importance (ASRIs) and Archaeological Areas of
Regional Importance (AARIs) in consultation with other interested parties.
Archaeological Sites and Archaeological Areas of Regional Importance have been
identified as being the important or good examples of their type in Fife and for this
reason must be preserved. However, they do not hold as great a significance in the
national context, unlike Scheduled Monuments and those on the Non-Statutory Register.
It will not always be possible to completely safeguard an Archaeological Sites and
Archaeological Areas of Regional Importance from otherwise acceptable development.
In such an instance then the developer would be required to excavate and record the
site to professional standards prior to the development.
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Criteria for Selection
The criteria used to select sites of Regional Importance are flexible and rely on relating
the site type to its location in the Region, to its degree of preservation and to an
assessment of its archaeological potential.
The five criteria are as follows:
1. Good Presentation
The best preserved within all of the categories of sites represent the most important
sites in terms of educational resources and heritage tourism.
2. Characteristic Qualities
Certain site types are especially characteristic of the historic environment of Fife.
3. Rare Survival
Some site types will be represented by only a relatively small number of sites.
4. Individual Qualities
Individual sites that possess unusual or unique features within their classified group.
5. Group Qualities
Whilst the value of the individual sites may not be high, the juxtaposition of the
remaining sites and early buildings within their original context is important. The same
is true of both rural and urban areas.
In view of the difficulties inherent in this process, the list of sites is inclusive rather than
exclusive and designed to be regularly updated.
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Relationship to Listed Buildings and Scheduled Monuments
In general terms the statutory protection for Listed Buildings is adequate, and therefore
to designate these as ASRIs would result in unnecessary duplication. There are
instances, however, where buildings of a particular interesting type, for example,
industrial structures, have been designated as ASRIs. This is also true of a number of
sites where the below-ground archaeology associated with a Listed Building spreads
well beyond the building itself.
Scheduled Monuments are by definition of National rather than Regional Significance.
Hence they would not normally be designated as Archaeological Sites or Archaeological
Areas of Regional Importance.
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Cropmarks as ASRIs
The list of ASRIs includes a large number of cropmark sites, which represents the
below-ground remains of ancient farming, ritual, defensive and funerary sites. Fife has
some of the finest individual and groups of cropmark sites in the whole of Scotland.
It is impossible, however, to differentiate the relative importance of individual cropmark
sites without corroborative evidence; all cropmark sites are therefore proposed as being
of Regional Importance in the first instance as a safeguarding measure.
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Public Access and Designations
The fact that an archaeological site or monument is listed here as being a Scheduled
Monument or as being of Regional Importance does not convey or imply any right of
public access.
Members of the public, including archaeologists or archaeology students are advised to
seek permission from the owner and/ or occupier in the normal way.
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Document prepared 01/08/02 by TR