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Easter Pitcorthie is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Fife, Scotland, approximately 300 metres west of the settlement from which it takes its name. The monument stands as testimony to ritual and ceremonial practices in prehistoric Scotland, when such stones were erected as markers, gathering points or components of wider ceremonial landscapes. Today it remains one of Fife's valued prehistoric monuments, protected by Historic Environment Scotland.
The stone rises from bedrock of the Strathclyde Group, sedimentary rocks laid down during the Visean period of the Carboniferous era, hundreds of millions of years before the Bronze Age communities who placed it here. This geology would have formed the familiar landscape in which the monument's builders worked, shaping their material culture and settlement patterns across the region.
Easter Pitcorthie is designated as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM793, reflecting its archaeological and historical importance. The stone survives as a tangible link to Bronze Age Fife, when communities across Scotland chose particular locations to establish enduring markers in the landscape. Its protected status ensures preservation for future generations seeking to understand the prehistoric heritage of eastern Scotland.
Easter Pitcorthie,standing stone 300m W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM793. View the official record →
Easter Pitcorthie is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Fife, Scotland, approximately 300 metres west of the settlement from which it takes its name. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM793.
Easter Pitcorthie,standing stone 300m W of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Easter Pitcorthie,standing stone 300m W 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 SM793.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Balcarres Chapel (2.2 km), Abercrombie Church,church,crosses,cross slabs & sculptured stones (2.5 km), Ardross Castle (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Easter Pitcorthie,standing stone 300m W 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.
Easter Pitcorthie,standing stone 300m W of stands on Strathclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, strathclyde group type.