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Newton standing stone is a Bronze Age monolith located in Fife, Scotland, 200 metres north-north-east of Newton. It stands upon bedrock formed from the Stratheden Group, a Late Devonian sequence of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that provides a solid geological foundation across this part of Fife. The stone itself represents a tradition of upright monumental placement practised during the Bronze Age in Scotland, when such markers served purposes including territorial demarcation, burial commemoration, or ritual significance.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the statutory record reference SM798, ensuring its preservation and management. The surrounding Fifeshire landscape, with its underlying geology of varied sedimentary rocks, provided stone suitable for construction and farming activities during prehistory. Standing stones of this type were typically erected between 2000 and 1000 BC, reflecting a period of significant cultural development in Bronze Age Scotland.
The Newton standing stone remains a tangible record of prehistoric settlement and land use in Fife. Its survival to the present day, together with other monuments of its era across the region, contributes to understanding how Bronze Age communities organised and marked their landscape. The protection afforded by its scheduled status recognises both its archaeological significance and its value as a distinctive element in the local heritage.
Newton,standing stone 200m NNE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM798. View the official record →
Newton standing stone is a Bronze Age monolith located in Fife, Scotland, 200 metres north-north-east of Newton. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM798.
Newton,standing stone 200m NNE of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Newton,standing stone 200m NNE 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 SM798.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Myreside, enclosure 100m S of (5.4 km), Kettlebridge, barrows SW of Back Park (5.9 km), Glenorkie, barrows 300m SSE of (6.1 km).
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Newton,standing stone 200m NNE of stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.