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Drumcarrow Craig hut circles is a prehistoric settlement site in Fife, Scotland, comprising multiple circular stone-built dwellings. The structures occupy a location underlain by Clackmannan Group bedrock, Carboniferous sedimentary rocks that would have provided useful stone for construction. Hut circles of this type represent domestic occupation spanning several centuries, though the precise date of this particular settlement requires further investigation.
The site sits within a landscape of potentially productive agricultural land, typical for Iron Age and Romano-British communities in eastern Scotland. The circular building tradition visible at Drumcarrow Craig reflects widespread settlement practices across northern Britain during the first millennium BC, when such settlements formed the basis of local economies and social organisation. Clusters of hut circles like this frequently indicate family groups or small farming communities.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM8339, recognising its importance for understanding domestic life and land use in prehistoric Fife. The stone construction typical of Carboniferous bedrock areas means that structural evidence often survives better than at sites built on softer geology, providing valuable archaeological information about settlement layout and building techniques.
Drumcarrow Craig, hut circles is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8339. View the official record →
Drumcarrow Craig hut circles is a prehistoric settlement site in Fife, Scotland, comprising multiple circular stone-built dwellings. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8339.
Drumcarrow Craig, hut circles 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 SM8339.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Drumcarrow Craig, broch (0.4 km), Denork Craig, Fort (0.5 km), Morton of Blebo,motte 350m S of (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Drumcarrow Craig, hut circles'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.
Drumcarrow Craig, hut circles stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.