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Ravenshall is a homestead and ring-ditches located in Fife, Scotland. The site comprises the remains of a prehistoric settlement, with ring-ditches indicating the positions of circular structures characteristic of Bronze Age domestic occupation. The monuments sit on bedrock of the Stratheden Group, a sequence of sandstone and conglomerate deposits laid down during the Late Devonian period, which would have provided a relatively stable foundation for settlement.
The homestead's position north of Ravenshall reflects settlement patterns typical of Bronze Age communities in eastern Scotland, where domestic sites were distributed across the local landscape to exploit available resources. The sandy and conglomerate geology of the underlying bedrock would have offered good drainage, a practical advantage for settlement location in the Fife lowlands.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under national monument reference SM6745, recognising its importance as evidence of prehistoric domestic life in Fife. Ring-ditch monuments of this type are common across Bronze Age Scotland, yet each site contributes to understanding regional settlement patterns and land use in the later prehistoric period.
Ravenshall, homestead & ring-ditches N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6745. View the official record →
Ravenshall is a homestead and ring-ditches located in Fife, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6745.
Ravenshall, homestead & ring-ditches N 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 SM6745.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including East Lomond Hill, fort and cairn (3.9 km), Nether Drums, fort 300m NW of (4.2 km), Purin, fort 350m SW of (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Ravenshall, homestead & ring-ditches N of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Ravenshall, homestead & ring-ditches N of stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.