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North Wood, Dunfermline is a cairn located approximately 140 metres north-north-west of Dunfermline Crematorium in Fife, Scotland. The monument dates to the Iron Age and survives as a stone cairn, representing a burial or ceremonial structure typical of prehistoric Scottish monuments. As a scheduled ancient monument designated under Historic Environment Scotland records, the site contributes to understanding Iron Age settlement and funerary practices in central Scotland. The cairn's position within the landscape near Dunfermline reflects the distribution of Iron Age activity across the Fife region during the first millennium before the Common Era.
North Wood, Dunfermline, cairn 140m NNW of crematorium is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8556. View the official record →
North Wood, Dunfermline is a cairn located approximately 140 metres north-north-west of Dunfermline Crematorium in Fife, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8556.
North Wood, Dunfermline, cairn 140m NNW of crematorium dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a dunfermline, cairn 140m nnw of crematorium. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
North Wood, Dunfermline, cairn 140m NNW of crematorium 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 SM8556.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including North Queensferry, St James' Chapel (5.4 km), Inch Garvie,Firth of Forth,defensive installations (6.4 km), Abercorn Castle, remains of (7.3 km).
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