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Knowe of Dale is a burnt mound located at Marwick in Orkney, Scotland. Burnt mounds of this type are typically Bronze Age features, though some may have later use, and are characterised by accumulations of fire-cracked stone and charcoal deposits resulting from repeated heating and cooling cycles. The site represents evidence of prehistoric domestic or industrial activity, possibly connected to water heating for cooking or processing tasks. Such monuments are relatively common across northern Scotland and provide important archaeological insight into Bronze Age settlement patterns and daily practices in the Orkney Islands.
Knowe of Dale, burnt mound, Marwick is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1294. View the official record →
Knowe of Dale is a burnt mound located at Marwick in Orkney, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1294.
Knowe of Dale, burnt mound, Marwick 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 SM1294.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Midhouse, burial mounds 450m S of (8.8 km), Linga Fiolds, mounds 220m NW of Upper Lyking Cottage (9.1 km), Brough of Bigging, promontory fort, Yesnaby (9.1 km).
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