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Kittock's Den is a souterrain, an underground stone-built passage dating to the Iron Age, located in Fife, Scotland. The monument consists of a subterranean passage constructed from stone and represents the type of defensive or storage structure characteristic of Iron Age settlements in eastern Scotland. Souterrains of this period typically served practical functions related to settlement life, though their precise purpose remains subject to scholarly debate. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Record under the designation HES INSPIRE SM10423.
Kittock's Den, souterrain is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10423. View the official record →
Kittock's Den is a souterrain, an underground stone-built passage dating to the Iron Age, located in Fife, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10423.
Kittock's Den, souterrain dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a souterrain. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Kittock's Den, souterrain 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 SM10423.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kittock's Den, fort (0.1 km), Boarhills, pill boxes 1250m NW of (0.5 km), Peekie Bridge, bridge over Kenly Water 50m E of Peekie Mill (2.4 km).
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