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Glenorkie, barrows 300m SSE of is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Fife, Scotland. The barrows occupy ground underlain by the Inverclyde Group, a sequence of sandstone, siltstone and mudstone formations dating to the Osagean geological period. This ancient bedrock, exposed across much of central Scotland, would have presented a challenging substrate for Bronze Age communities constructing their burial mounds at this location.
The monument comprises multiple barrows, earthwork structures built to commemorate and contain the dead during the second and first millennia before the Common Era. Such mounded burial sites served as permanent markers in the landscape, their elevated form allowing them to remain visible across considerable distances. The clustering of barrows at Glenorkie suggests this was a significant burial ground for a Bronze Age population inhabiting Fife.
The site is protected as a Scheduled Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM6751, recognising its importance as evidence of prehistoric funerary practice and settlement patterns in Scotland. The barrows remain a tangible link to Bronze Age communities whose burial customs have left an enduring mark upon the Scottish landscape.
Glenorkie, barrows 300m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6751. View the official record →
Glenorkie, barrows 300m SSE of is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Fife, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6751.
Glenorkie, barrows 300m SSE 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 SM6751.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Forthar Cottage, enclosure 200m W of (0.4 km), Kirkforthar House and Dovecot (2.3 km), Kirkforthar Chapel (2.4 km).
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Glenorkie, barrows 300m SSE of stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.