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Hardcroft Burnt Mound is a prehistoric burnt mound located approximately 1100 metres south-south-east of Hardcroft in Wigtownshire, Scotland. Burnt mounds of this type typically date to the Bronze Age, though some may extend into the Iron Age, and represent the remains of cooking or processing sites where heated stones were used in thermal activities. The mound itself consists of accumulated debris including burnt or fire-cracked stone, charcoal, and ash, indicating repeated episodes of heating and quenching. Such monuments are commonly associated with water-based activities, possibly including the cooking of food or the processing of materials, though the precise function of individual sites remains a matter of scholarly interpretation.
Hardcroft,burnt mound 1100m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4935. View the official record →
Hardcroft Burnt Mound is a prehistoric burnt mound located approximately 1100 metres south-south-east of Hardcroft in Wigtownshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4935.
Hardcroft,burnt mound 1100m SSE 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 SM4935.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glenluce Abbey (5.1 km), Glenwhan Moor, hut circles 1000m NE of Old Hall Farm (5.4 km), Castle of Park, castle, Glenluce (6.6 km).
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