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Grunna Water is a burnt mound situated approximately 400 metres north-west of Houlland in Shetland, Scotland. Burnt mounds of this type are archaeological features consisting of accumulated heat-fractured stone and charcoal-rich soil, typically dating to the Bronze Age or Iron Age periods, though some examples extend into later prehistory. The mound would originally have functioned in association with water-heating activities, likely serving domestic or industrial purposes such as cooking, bathing, or textile processing. Such sites represent important evidence of prehistoric settlement and subsistence practices in the Northern Isles.
Grunna Water, burnt mound 400m NW of Houlland is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3602. View the official record →
Grunna Water is a burnt mound situated approximately 400 metres north-west of Houlland in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3602.
Grunna Water, burnt mound 400m NW of Houlland 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 SM3602.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Benston,house 600m W of (1 km), Loch of Freester, chambered cairn 100m SE of Old Trafford (1.2 km), The Burrian, broch 105m NE of Benston (1.3 km).
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