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Green Craig is a Fife hillfort combining an Iron Age fort with an adjoining homestead. The site occupies a naturally defensive position on Devonian bedrock composed of mafic lava and tuff, volcanic material that provides the firm foundation and rocky outcrops characteristic of many Scottish hillforts of this period. The fort's construction exploited the underlying geology to create elevated defensive ramparts overlooking the surrounding landscape.
The monument consists of two distinct structural elements reflecting different functions within the Iron Age settlement. The fort portion provided communal defence and would have served as a refuge and gathering place, whilst the homestead area represents the residential and domestic focus of the community. This combination of fortified and domestic spaces suggests a settlement of some significance, where families and livestock could retreat behind defensive works during periods of threat.
Protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM2446, Green Craig remains an important example of Iron Age settlement organisation in Fife. The site's survival demonstrates how volcanic bedrock has helped preserve the structural remains of these ancient communities, allowing modern understanding of how people adapted their settlements to the natural geography and resources of the Scottish landscape.
Green Craig,fort and homestead is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2446. View the official record →
Green Craig is a Fife hillfort combining an Iron Age fort with an adjoining homestead. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2446.
Green Craig,fort and homestead dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort and homestead. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Green Craig,fort and homestead 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 SM2446.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ayton Chapel, Dunbog (3.9 km), Lordscairnie Castle,4800m NW of Cupar (4.5 km), Collairnie Castle (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Green Craig,fort and homestead'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.
Green Craig,fort and homestead stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.