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Cowden Hill is a Post-Medieval enclosure located in Fife, Scotland, which incorporates the remains of earlier round-houses within its boundaries. The site demonstrates the palimpsest of settlement patterns across the landscape, with Iron Age or earlier domestic structures predating the formal enclosure system that was imposed upon the land. The round-houses represent domestic occupation from the prehistoric or proto-historic period, whilst the enclosure itself belongs to the Post-Medieval phase of land organisation. The survival of both elements at this location provides archaeological evidence of continuity and reuse of settlement space across multiple periods of occupation in Fife.
Cowden Hill, enclosure and round-houses is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11082. View the official record →
Cowden Hill is a Post-Medieval enclosure located in Fife, Scotland, which incorporates the remains of earlier round-houses within its boundaries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11082.
Cowden Hill, enclosure and round-houses dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosure and round-houses. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cowden Hill, enclosure and round-houses 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 SM11082.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lathrisk House, settlement 300m WNW of (6.8 km), Falkland Palace (8 km), Chancefield Wood earthworks, SE of Chancefield (8.1 km).
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