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Comerton Home is an unenclosed settlement located 300 metres east of Comerton in Fife, Scotland. The site occupies ground underlain by the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, a Pragian-age sandstone bedrock interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This mixed geology would have provided variable building stone for the settlement's occupants.
The settlement represents a form of prehistoric or early medieval rural occupation lacking the surrounding ditches or walls that characterise enclosed or defended settlements elsewhere in Scotland. Such unenclosed settlements are commonly found across Fife and suggest communities that relied on pastoral or agricultural subsistence without permanent fortification. The site's location on stable Arbuthnott-Garvock strata offered solid natural foundations.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7313, ensuring its preservation for future study. Unenclosed settlements of this type contribute significantly to understanding rural settlement patterns and land use in Fife during periods when formal defensive structures were not deemed necessary or were simply not the prevailing practice.
Comerton Home, unenclosed settlement 300m E of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7313. View the official record →
Comerton Home is an unenclosed settlement located 300 metres east of Comerton in Fife, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7313.
Comerton Home, unenclosed settlement 300m E 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 SM7313.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Leuchars Castle, enclosures 700m N of (2.5 km), Cruivie Castle (2.9 km), Leuchars Castle, unenclosed settlement 320m NNE of (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Comerton Home, unenclosed settlement 300m E of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Comerton Home, unenclosed settlement 300m E of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.