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Drumtenant Enclosures and Unenclosed Settlement is a post-medieval site located in Fife, Scotland, situated approximately 250 metres north of a reference point no longer specified in modern records. The monument comprises both enclosed and open settlement remains, representing the domestic and agricultural organisation typical of early modern rural communities in this region. The site lies upon bedrock of the Stratheden Group, a Late Devonian formation of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that would have influenced both the settlement's layout and the character of the surrounding landscape.
The remains at Drumtenant reflect patterns of land use and settlement that developed across lowland Scotland following the medieval period. The combination of formal enclosures with unenclosed settlement features indicates a transitional phase in farming practice and social organisation, as communities adapted their relationships with the land through the post-medieval centuries. The geological substrate of Devonian sandstone and conglomerate would have determined the quality and drainage of cultivable ground available to the settlement's inhabitants.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM7192, recognising its significance for understanding rural settlement patterns and land management practices in early modern Fife.
Drumtenant, enclosures & unenclosed settlement 250m N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7192. View the official record →
Drumtenant Enclosures and Unenclosed Settlement is a post-medieval site located in Fife, Scotland, situated approximately 250 metres north of a reference point no longer specified in modern records.
Drumtenant, enclosures & unenclosed settlement 250m N of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosures & unenclosed settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Drumtenant, enclosures & unenclosed settlement 250m N 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 SM7192.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Forthar Cottage, enclosure 200m W of (2.6 km), Nether Drums, fort 300m NW of (3.9 km), Kirkforthar House and Dovecot (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Drumtenant, enclosures & unenclosed settlement 250m N of'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.
Drumtenant, enclosures & unenclosed settlement 250m N of stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.