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Haa, Skelberry, burnt mound 310m NNE of is a prehistoric burnt mound located in the parish of Skelberry in Shetland, Scotland. Burnt mounds are archaeological features typically dating to the Bronze Age, though some examples extend into the Iron Age, and are thought to have functioned in connection with cooking, bathing, or other thermal processes involving heated stones. The monument consists of a mound of fire-cracked stones accumulated through repeated episodes of heating and cooling, characteristic of this monument class. Such features are particularly common in northern Britain and the Northern Isles, where they represent significant evidence of Bronze Age domestic and subsistence practices.
Haa, Skelberry, burnt mound 310m NNE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3570. View the official record →
Haa, Skelberry, burnt mound 310m NNE of is a prehistoric burnt mound located in the parish of Skelberry in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3570.
Haa, Skelberry, burnt mound 310m NNE 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 SM3570.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Trowie Knowe chambered cairn (1.4 km), Giant's Grave, standing stones and cairn, Beorgs of Housetter (1.5 km), Beorgs of Housetter, chambered cairn 730m NW of Setter House (1.6 km).
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