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Glenmoy is an Iron Age enclosed settlement and souterrain located in Fife, Scotland. The settlement comprises a defensive enclosure typical of the period, constructed to protect domestic and agricultural activities within its boundaries. The presence of a souterrain—an underground stone-built passage or chamber—indicates sophisticated settlement planning and engineering knowledge among the Iron Age community who occupied this site.
The monument sits upon bedrock of the Clackmannan Group, sedimentary rocks formed during the Westphalian age, which provided the local stone resource for construction. The underlying geology would have influenced both the settlement's layout and the engineering of the subterranean structure, which was skillfully worked into the landscape.
Glenmoy is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's reference SM8543, recognising its significance as evidence of Iron Age settlement patterns and construction techniques in Fife. The survival of both the enclosure and the souterrain provides valuable archaeological information about domestic organisation, defence strategies and material culture during the Iron Age period in eastern Scotland.
Glenmoy, enclosed settlement and souterrain NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8543. View the official record →
Glenmoy is an Iron Age enclosed settlement and souterrain located in Fife, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8543.
Glenmoy, enclosed settlement and souterrain NE of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a enclosed settlement and souterrain. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Glenmoy, enclosed settlement and souterrain 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 SM8543.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blackness Castle (8 km), Blackness House, enclosure 50m SSE of (8.5 km), Burnshot,settlement & field system 443m NW of (8.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Glenmoy, enclosed settlement and souterrain 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.
Glenmoy, enclosed settlement and souterrain NE of stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.