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Ashaig, burnt mound 125m NNW of Faskin is a prehistoric mound of fire-cracked stones located in Inverness-shire, in the Scottish Highlands. The monument sits on bedrock formed from the Lias Group, a sequence of mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone laid down during the Aalenian period of the Jurassic era. This geological foundation consists of sedimentary rocks that would have been abundant as building stone in the immediate landscape.
Burnt mounds, also known as fulachta fiadh in Irish tradition, represent a characteristic Bronze Age monument type found across Scotland and Ireland. These sites typically comprise heaps of fire-reddened and fractured stone, often forming distinctive mounds on the ground surface. The practice of heating stones in fire and using them for cooking and heating water was carried out repeatedly at such locations, gradually accumulating the characteristic debris.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13721, recognising its archaeological importance as evidence of Bronze Age activity and settlement patterns in the Highlands. Such sites provide valuable information about ancient subsistence practices and the organisation of prehistoric communities in this region.
Ashaig, burnt mound 125m NNW of Faskin is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13721. View the official record →
Ashaig, burnt mound 125m NNW of Faskin is a prehistoric mound of fire-cracked stones located in Inverness-shire, in the Scottish Highlands. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13721.
Ashaig, burnt mound 125m NNW of Faskin 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 SM13721.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ashaig, remains of church and burial ground, shell midden and Tobar Aiseig well (0.5 km), Broadford Bay, chambered cairn 35m NE of Eirigh na Greine (5 km), Dùn aig Rubha Guail / Dun, Rubha Guail (9.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Ashaig, burnt mound 125m NNW of Faskin's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Ashaig, burnt mound 125m NNW of Faskin stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.