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Morton timber hall and enclosure is a post-medieval domestic and agricultural site located in Fife, Scotland. The monument comprises the remains of a timber hall with associated enclosure, situated on bedrock formed from the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group. This sandstone-based geology, interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone, derives from the Pragian period and forms the underlying foundation of much of the Fife landscape.
The site lies 240 metres south-south-east of Morton, reflecting the dispersed pattern of rural settlement characteristic of early modern Scotland. Timber halls of this period typically served as the primary domestic structure of a holding, providing living quarters and sheltered space for storage and crafts. The associated enclosure would have defined the immediate domestic precinct, protecting livestock and demarcating the core settlement area from the surrounding agricultural land.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM6877, recognising its significance as evidence of post-medieval rural life and settlement patterns in the East of Scotland. Such sites contribute substantially to understanding how ordinary people lived and worked in the countryside during the early modern period, prior to the agricultural improvements that would reshape the Scottish landscape.
Morton, timber hall and enclosure 240m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6877. View the official record →
Morton timber hall and enclosure is a post-medieval domestic and agricultural site located in Fife, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6877.
Morton, timber hall and enclosure 240m SSE of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a timber hall and enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Morton, timber hall and enclosure 240m 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 SM6877.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Leuchars Castle, unenclosed settlement 320m NNE of (3.5 km), Leuchars Castle, settlement 200m and 400m W of and 240m WNW of (4 km), Leuchars Castle, motte and associated remains (4.1 km).
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Morton, timber hall and enclosure 240m SSE of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.