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Green Knowe is a burnt mound situated at Breibister in Shetland, Scotland. Burnt mounds are prehistoric cooking sites, typically dating to the Bronze Age, formed by the accumulation of fire-cracked stones resulting from repeated heating and cooling cycles used in food preparation and processing. The site at Green Knowe represents evidence of early settlement and subsistence practices in Shetland during this period. Such monuments are characteristic features of the Shetland archaeological landscape and contribute to understanding prehistoric economic activity in the Northern Isles.
Green Knowe,burnt mound,Breibister is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5551. View the official record →
Green Knowe is a burnt mound situated at Breibister in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5551.
Green Knowe,burnt mound,Breibister 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 SM5551.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Brough,broch 100m WSW of,Burraland (0.2 km), Stanesland,standing stone and burnt mound (0.9 km), Loch of Breck,settlement 360m SSW of Liradale (1.6 km).
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