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Aberdour Lodge standing stone is a Bronze Age monument standing in the landscape of Fife, approximately 110 metres south-west of Aberdour Lodge. The stone rises from bedrock of the Clackmannan Group, sedimentary deposits laid down during the Westphalian period, which form part of the geological foundation across this region. Standing stones of this period, typically erected between the late third and early second millennium before Christ, served purposes that remain subject to scholarly debate, though they often marked significant locations within the prehistoric landscape, whether for ceremonial, territorial or funerary reasons.
The monument's survival into the modern era reflects its durability and the relative stability of its rural Fife setting, though like many such stones it has been subject to the gradual processes of weathering and landscape change over more than four thousand years. The site's position away from major settlement or intensive agriculture has allowed the stone to remain substantially undisturbed compared to many Bronze Age monuments elsewhere.
The standing stone is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM749. This statutory protection recognises its significance as a Bronze Age ritual monument and its value in understanding the prehistoric settlement and ceremonial practices of Fife.
Aberdour Lodge,standing stone 110m SW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM749. View the official record →
Aberdour Lodge standing stone is a Bronze Age monument standing in the landscape of Fife, approximately 110 metres south-west of Aberdour Lodge. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM749.
Aberdour Lodge,standing stone 110m SW of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Aberdour Lodge,standing stone 110m SW of is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM749.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including North Queensferry, St James' Chapel (4.9 km), Hound Point Battery, 150m W of Fishery Cottage (5.2 km), Earl Cairnie or Harlow Cairn,cairn,The Warrens (5.3 km).
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Aberdour Lodge,standing stone 110m SW of stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.