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North Glassmount is a Bronze Age standing stones monument located in Fife, Scotland, approximately 600 metres south-west of Glassmount. The site comprises upright stones erected during the Bronze Age, a period spanning roughly 2200 to 800 BC when such monuments held significant ritual and ceremonial importance across Scotland. The stones would have been positioned to mark territorial boundaries, serve as burial markers, or function as waypoints within the prehistoric landscape.
The monument sits upon bedrock formed from mafic lava and mafic tuff dating to the Dinantian period of the Mississippian era, some 320 million years ago. This volcanic geology characteristic of the Fife region has shaped the landscape in which Bronze Age communities chose to establish their sacred or significant gathering places. The darker igneous rocks would have provided readily available stone for tool-making and domestic purposes.
North Glassmount is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM795, recognising its importance as evidence of Bronze Age settlement and belief systems in Fife. The site contributes to our understanding of how prehistoric communities across eastern Scotland organised their territories and commemorated significant locations through the enduring medium of stone.
North Glassmount,standing stones 600m SW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM795. View the official record →
North Glassmount is a Bronze Age standing stones monument located in Fife, Scotland, approximately 600 metres south-west of Glassmount. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM795.
North Glassmount,standing stones 600m SW of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stones. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
North Glassmount,standing stones 600m SW 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 SM795.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Piteadie Castle (1.5 km), Silverbarton Farm, cup-marks 320m ENE of (2.1 km), The Binn, cup marks and carved crosses 300m ESE of Silverbarton (2.2 km).
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North Glassmount,standing stones 600m SW of stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Dinantian, bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.