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Clune Craig is a post-medieval settlement comprising hut-circles and enclosures situated in Fife, Scotland. The site occupies bedrock composed of a Carboniferous to Permian igneous intrusion of mafic composition, formed during the Permian period. This geological foundation of dark igneous rock would have presented both challenges and opportunities to the settlement's inhabitants, influencing the layout and construction methods of the structures.
The hut-circles and enclosures represent a form of rural settlement typical of early modern Scotland, when such structures continued in use across the Scottish uplands and rural peripheries. The grouping of circular or oval dwellings with associated enclosures suggests a domestic and pastoral economy organised at the settlement level, with the enclosures likely serving to contain livestock or manage agricultural activities.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under scheduled monument reference SM11089, acknowledging its significance as evidence of post-medieval settlement patterns and land use in Fife. The survival of the hut-circles and enclosures as visible archaeological features on the mafic igneous bedrock provides insight into how rural communities adapted their settlements to local topography and geology during the early modern period.
Clune Craig, hut-circles and enclosures is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11089. View the official record →
Clune Craig is a post-medieval settlement comprising hut-circles and enclosures situated in Fife, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11089.
Clune Craig, hut-circles and enclosures dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a hut-circles and enclosures. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Clune Craig, hut-circles and enclosures 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 SM11089.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lochore Castle (0.7 km), Mary Colliery winding gear head frame, 775m NW of Lochore Castle (1.2 km), Lumphinnans,henge 600m WNW of Newton (2.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Clune Craig, hut-circles and enclosures'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.
Clune Craig, hut-circles and enclosures stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.