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Lumphinnans Henge is a Bronze Age ceremonial monument located approximately 600 metres west-north-west of Newton in Fife, Scotland. The site comprises a roughly circular earthwork with a bank and ditch arrangement typical of henges from the later Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, though its principal phase of construction and use is attributed to the Bronze Age. Such monuments are understood to have served ritual and ceremonial functions, likely associated with gatherings, funerary practices, or astronomical observations significant to contemporary communities. The monument remains a notable archaeological feature within the Fife landscape, contributing to the understanding of Bronze Age ritual activity in eastern Scotland.
Lumphinnans,henge 600m WNW of Newton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6253. View the official record →
Lumphinnans Henge is a Bronze Age ceremonial monument located approximately 600 metres west-north-west of Newton in Fife, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6253.
Lumphinnans,henge 600m WNW of Newton dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a henge 600m wnw of newton. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Lumphinnans,henge 600m WNW of Newton 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 SM6253.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dunearn,fort (6.4 km), Aberdour Castle (7.3 km), Silverbarton Farm, cup-marks 320m ENE of (7.6 km).
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