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Standing Stones of Lundin, Lundin Links is a Bronze Age monument comprising two standing stones located in Fife, Scotland. The stones rise from land underlain by Westphalian sedimentary rocks of the Clackmannan Group, a geological formation that shaped the landscape in which these markers were erected. The monument is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM797, reflecting its significance as a record of prehistoric ritual practice and landscape use.
The two stones would originally have been part of a larger ceremonial or funerary arrangement typical of the Bronze Age period. Standing stone circles and alignments of this era served multiple purposes: territorial markers, ritual gathering places, or monuments to the dead. Their survival on this stretch of links land, with its relatively thin soils overlying the solid geology beneath, speaks to the enduring presence they have maintained in the landscape for over three millennia.
Today, the Standing Stones of Lundin remain a distinctive feature of the Fife links landscape, their original context lost but their physical presence testifying to the values and beliefs of Bronze Age communities. The site contributes to the archaeological record of east-central Scotland and helps define the pattern of prehistoric monumental construction across the Forth lowlands.
Standing Stones of Lundin, Lundin Links is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM797. View the official record →
Standing Stones of Lundin, Lundin Links is a Bronze Age monument comprising two standing stones located in Fife, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM797.
Standing Stones of Lundin, Lundin Links 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 SM797.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sir Andrew Wood's Tower, Largo House (1.7 km), Largo Parish Church,cross slab (2 km), Pitcruvie Castle (2.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Standing Stones of Lundin, Lundin Links'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.
Standing Stones of Lundin, Lundin Links stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.