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A burnt mound is a prehistoric monument consisting of a heap of fire-cracked stones, typically associated with Bronze Age settlement in northern Britain and Ireland. The burnt mound located 60 metres west-north-west of Dalsetter in Shetland dates to the Bronze Age and represents one of many such monuments scattered across the Shetland Islands. These sites are interpreted by archaeologists as the remains of thermal features, possibly used for heating water in associated wooden or stone troughs for cooking, bathing, or industrial processes such as textile production. The monument survives as an archaeological deposit preserving evidence of Bronze Age domestic or economic activity in this remote northern location.
Dalsetter, burnt mound 60m WNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3704. View the official record →
A burnt mound is a prehistoric monument consisting of a heap of fire-cracked stones, typically associated with Bronze Age settlement in northern Britain and Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3704.
Dalsetter, burnt mound 60m WNW 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 SM3704.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Clevigarth, broch and field system 965m NE of The Cottage, North Town (3.2 km), Links of Quendale, burnt mound 660m WNW of summit of Ward Hill (3.6 km), Erne's Ward, house 270m WNW of (3.9 km).
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