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Lady Mary's Wood is an Iron Age fort situated 580 metres south-south-west of North Scotstarvit in Fife, Scotland. The monument stands on bedrock of the Stratheden Group, a geological formation of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate laid down during the Late Devonian period. This underlying geology would have shaped the fort's construction and the character of the surrounding landscape.
The fort represents the defensive settlement practices of Iron Age communities in eastern Scotland. Its position within the Fife landscape reflects strategic considerations typical of the period, when fortified enclosures served as centres of settlement, storage and social authority. The choice of site on Stratheden bedrock provided a stable foundation for construction.
Lady Mary's Wood is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM812, recognising its significance as an archaeological asset and evidence of Iron Age settlement patterns in Scotland. The fort remains an important record of the region's pre-Roman Iron Age heritage.
Lady Mary's Wood,fort 580m SSW of North Scotstarvit is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM812. View the official record →
Lady Mary's Wood is an Iron Age fort situated 580 metres south-south-west of North Scotstarvit in Fife, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM812.
Lady Mary's Wood,fort 580m SSW of North Scotstarvit dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort 580m ssw of north scotstarvit. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Lady Mary's Wood,fort 580m SSW of North Scotstarvit 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 SM812.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Down Law,fort 350m S of Downfield,Coaltown of Burnturk (3.4 km), Ramornie Mill, unenclosed settlement 300m SW of (3.6 km), Balmalcolm Farm, henge 240m NW of (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Lady Mary's Wood,fort 580m SSW of North Scotstarvit'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.
Lady Mary's Wood,fort 580m SSW of North Scotstarvit stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.