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Drumtenant is a post-medieval enclosures and unenclosed settlement located in Fife, Scotland, situated approximately 380 metres west-north-west of a reference point. The site comprises both enclosed and open settlement remains dating from the period after the medieval era, representing the agricultural and domestic organisation of the early modern Scottish landscape.
The monument sits upon bedrock of the Stratheden Group, a geological formation of Late Devonian age composed of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate. This solid foundation would have provided reasonable drainage for settlement and cultivation, characteristic of sites selected for long-term occupation in Fife's rural hinterland.
Drumtenant is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference number SM7191, recognising its significance as an archaeological record of post-medieval settlement patterns and land use in the region. The combination of enclosed and unenclosed settlement features provides evidence of how communities organised their domestic and agricultural spaces during this transformative period in Scottish rural life.
Drumtenant, enclosures & unenclosed settlement 380m WNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7191. View the official record →
Drumtenant is a post-medieval enclosures and unenclosed settlement located in Fife, Scotland, situated approximately 380 metres west-north-west of a reference point.
Drumtenant, enclosures & unenclosed settlement 380m WNW 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 380m WNW 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 SM7191.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Forthar Cottage, enclosure 200m W of (2.5 km), Nether Drums, fort 300m NW of (3.7 km), Kirkforthar House and Dovecot (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Drumtenant, enclosures & unenclosed settlement 380m WNW 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 380m WNW of stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.