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Edenwood Farm burial mound is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Fife, Scotland. The mound sits on bedrock of the Stratheden Group, a Late Devonian deposit of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that would have provided a stable foundation for its construction. The monument is situated 350 metres north-east of Edenwood Farm and remains under the protection of Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM4762.
The mound represents a significant burial practice of the Bronze Age or earlier, when communities in eastern Scotland constructed earthen monuments to commemorate and contain the dead. Such monuments typically accumulated over time through successive burials and ritual deposits, creating a substantial visible focal point within the landscape. The underlying Devonian geology would have influenced the availability of building materials and the working conditions of those who constructed the mound.
Today the monument survives as an upstanding earthwork within the Fife landscape. Its preservation as a scheduled monument reflects its importance as evidence of prehistoric settlement and mortuary practice in this region of eastern Scotland. The mound contributes to the archaeological record of Bronze Age communities and their relationship with the local environment.
Edenwood Farm,burial mound 350m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4762. View the official record →
Edenwood Farm burial mound is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Fife, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4762.
Edenwood Farm,burial mound 350m NE 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 SM4762.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Scotstarvit Tower (1.1 km), Lady Mary's Wood,fort 580m SSW of North Scotstarvit (1.8 km), Struthers Castle, castle, park and doocot (2.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Edenwood Farm,burial mound 350m NE 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.
Edenwood Farm,burial mound 350m NE of stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.