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Craigbeck Hope is a burnt mound located approximately 1100 metres south-west of Craigbeck Hope in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Burnt mounds are prehistoric or early medieval cooking sites, typically comprising heaps of fire-cracked stone accumulated from repeated heating and cooling cycles used in food preparation, particularly the boiling of water and cooking of meat. The monument is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland INSPIRE database under reference SM12664. Such sites are commonly associated with Bronze Age and Iron Age settlement patterns, though their precise chronology and function remain subjects of ongoing archaeological investigation.
Craigbeck Hope, burnt mound 1100m SW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12664. View the official record →
Craigbeck Hope is a burnt mound located approximately 1100 metres south-west of Craigbeck Hope in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12664.
Craigbeck Hope, burnt mound 1100m 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 SM12664.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Craiglynne, two scooped settlements 660m and 750m SSE of (2 km), Poldean, standing stone 110m SSW of (3.8 km), Milton,Roman fort,fortlet & camps (4 km).
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