© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic Environment Scotland
Flagstaff Hill barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound situated 725 metres east-north-east of Blinkbonny in Fife, Scotland. The monument lies upon bedrock formed from a Permian pyroclastic intrusion, an igneous deposit that has weathered over millions of years to create the foundation of the surrounding landscape. This ancient volcanic geology would have been visible to the Bronze Age communities who constructed the barrow, shaping both the terrain they inhabited and the materials available to them.
The barrow is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13770, reflecting its significance as evidence of prehistoric burial practice in central Scotland. Such mounds typically date between approximately 2000 and 700 BCE, representing a period when communities across Britain marked the deaths of their prominent members with these enduring earthen structures.
The monument's survival on the volcanic bedrock of this corner of Fife contributes to understanding Bronze Age settlement and funerary traditions in the region. The barrow remains a tangible link to the people who lived in this landscape during the later prehistoric period.
Flagstaff Hill barrow, 725m ENE of Blinkbonny is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13770. View the official record →
Flagstaff Hill barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound situated 725 metres east-north-east of Blinkbonny in Fife, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13770.
Flagstaff Hill barrow, 725m ENE of Blinkbonny 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 SM13770.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newburn Old Parish Church (1.4 km), Balcarres Chapel (2.3 km), Largo Parish Church,cross slab (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Flagstaff Hill barrow, 725m ENE of Blinkbonny'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.
Flagstaff Hill barrow, 725m ENE of Blinkbonny stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is pyroclastic-rock.