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Birkford burnt mound is a prehistoric archaeological site located approximately 420 metres north of Birkford in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The monument comprises a mound of burnt stone characteristic of Bronze Age activity, likely dating to the second millennium BC. Burnt mounds of this type are thought to represent the remains of hearths or cooking sites where stones were heated and used to boil water or process food, suggesting this location served a functional domestic or subsistence purpose during the Bronze Age. The site is registered with Historic Environment Scotland under the designation SM11401.
Birkford, burnt mound 420m N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11401. View the official record →
Birkford burnt mound is a prehistoric archaeological site located approximately 420 metres north of Birkford in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11401.
Birkford, burnt mound 420m N 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 SM11401.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Torr na Sithinn Wood, cairn (0.6 km), Tulloch, cupmarks 335m SW of (2.9 km), Balgrennie, hut circle and field system 3170m WNW of (3.8 km).
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