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Wester Kinnear is a bank barrow and ring ditch situated in Fife, Scotland. The monument comprises two distinct earthwork features characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practice: a substantial bank barrow, which is an elongated mound constructed to contain burial deposits, alongside a ring ditch, a circular or sub-circular ditch that once enclosed a burial mound or ceremonial space. These monuments are typically found in lowland Britain and represent significant investment in the commemoration of the dead during the second millennium BC.
The site rests upon bedrock of Silurian to Devonian mafic lava and tuff, part of the ancient volcanic geology that underlies much of Scotland's interior. This volcanic substrate would have presented particular challenges for the construction of the earthworks, requiring careful selection of overlying soil and stone for the barrow's construction.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM6907, reflecting its national importance as an archaeological resource and its value as evidence of Bronze Age settlement patterns and ritual practice in Fife.
Wester Kinnear, bank barrow and ring ditch 325m W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6907. View the official record →
Wester Kinnear is a bank barrow and ring ditch situated in Fife, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6907.
Wester Kinnear, bank barrow and ring ditch 325m W 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 SM6907.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kilmany Grange, enclosure 150m SW of (1.8 km), Southfield, unenclosed settlement W of (3.9 km), Southfield, cropmarks E and SE of (4.6 km).
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Wester Kinnear, bank barrow and ring ditch 325m W of stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.