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Dogton Stone is a cross shaft located in Fife, Scotland, and is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. The monument stands on bedrock formed from the Clackmannan Group, sedimentary rocks laid down during the Westphalian period. This geological foundation reflects the industrial and coalfield heritage of central Scotland, where such measures were extensively worked.
Cross shafts of this type are typically associated with early medieval Christian sites, usually dating between the 8th and 12th centuries. These monuments served important symbolic and territorial functions within their communities. The Dogton Stone represents a significant survival of this period within Fife, a region with a substantial early Christian heritage.
The monument remains an important record of medieval ecclesiastical activity in its landscape. Its protection under scheduled monument designation reflects the archaeological and historical significance of cross shafts as sources for understanding early medieval settlement patterns, religious practice and community organisation in Scotland. The preservation of such monuments provides evidence for the cultural and spiritual life of medieval Fife.
Dogton Stone, cross shaft is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90097. View the official record →
Dogton Stone is a cross shaft located in Fife, Scotland, and is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90097.
Dogton Stone, cross shaft 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 SM90097.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cumbrae House, ring-ditches 200m NNE of (5.5 km), Arnot Tower,Scotlandwell (5.7 km), Ravenscraig Castle (7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Dogton Stone, cross shaft's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Dogton Stone, cross shaft stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.