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Cambo ring-ditches is a Scheduled Monument in Fife, Scotland, comprising two Bronze Age ceremonial or burial structures situated 250 metres north and 170 metres north-north-east of the settlement at Cambo. Ring-ditches of this period typically served as territorial or ritual markers, their circular ditches defining sacred or burial space within the landscape. The two ditches at this location suggest either consecutive phases of use or separate, contemporary monuments serving the local Bronze Age community.
The monuments lie upon bedrock of the Strathclyde Group, sedimentary rock sequences formed during the Visean period of the Carboniferous. This geology, characteristic of the Midland Valley of Scotland, provided the clay-rich soils from which the encircling ditches were cut. The local landscape would have offered the Bronze Age communities the practical conditions necessary for monument construction and maintenance.
The site is protected as a Scheduled Monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM7687, reflecting its significance as evidence of prehistoric occupation and ritual practice in Fife. These ring-ditches contribute to our understanding of Bronze Age settlement patterns and ceremonial activity across the agricultural heartlands of central Scotland.
Cambo, ring-ditches 250m N and 170m NNE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7687. View the official record →
Cambo ring-ditches is a Scheduled Monument in Fife, Scotland, comprising two Bronze Age ceremonial or burial structures situated 250 metres north and 170 metres north-north-east of the settlement at Cambo. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7687.
Cambo, ring-ditches 250m N and 170m NNE 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 SM7687.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crail Airfield,pillbox 300m E of Wormistone House (2.4 km), Crail Golf Club, Pill Box near the Club House (3.4 km), Danes Dike,earthwork,Fife Ness (3.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Cambo, ring-ditches 250m N and 170m NNE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Cambo, ring-ditches 250m N and 170m NNE of stands on Strathclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, strathclyde group type.