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The Binn is an ancient rock art site located approximately 300 metres east-south-east of Silverbarton in Fife, Scotland. The site comprises cup marks and carved crosses pecked or incised into the rock surface, representing two distinct periods of artistic expression. The cup marks are characteristic of prehistoric rock art, likely dating to the Bronze Age or earlier, whilst the carved crosses reflect later Christian activity, probably medieval in date. Such palimpsests of rock art, where earlier and later carvings coexist on the same stone, provide evidence of the continuity of certain locations as culturally significant places across centuries of Scottish history.
The Binn, cup marks and carved crosses 300m ESE of Silverbarton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10987. View the official record →
The Binn is an ancient rock art site located approximately 300 metres east-south-east of Silverbarton in Fife, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10987.
The Binn, cup marks and carved crosses 300m ESE of Silverbarton 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 SM10987.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Silverbarton Farm, cup-marks 320m ENE of (0.2 km), Kirkton,old parish church (0.6 km), Aberdour Castle (3.8 km).
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