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Auldtown, burnt mound 640m SW of is a prehistoric burnt mound situated in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This monument comprises a mound of fire-cracked stones and charred material, characteristic of Bronze Age and Iron Age cooking sites known as fulachtaí fia or burnt mounds, which functioned as communal cooking places using heated stones to boil water in wooden troughs. The site's precise chronology and extent remain subjects of archaeological study, though burnt mounds of this type are generally dated to the later Bronze Age and Iron Age periods across Scotland. Such monuments provide evidence of prehistoric subsistence practices and settlement patterns in the North East of Scotland.
Auldtown, burnt mound 640m SW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11762. View the official record →
Auldtown, burnt mound 640m SW of is a prehistoric burnt mound situated in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11762.
Auldtown, burnt mound 640m SW 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 SM11762.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Knock Hill, hut circle 315m NNE of Fernyhowe (6.4 km), Knock Hill cairn, 605m WSW of St John's Well (6.4 km), Ferny Howe, cairn 200m ESE of (6.8 km).
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