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Knowe of Willol is a burnt mound situated 340 metres east-south-east of Braefield in Shetland, Scotland. Burnt mounds of this type are characteristic Bronze Age monuments, typically composed of accumulated heat-fractured stones and charcoal debris that accumulated around cooking places or thermal processing sites. The site demonstrates the settlement and subsistence practices of Shetland's prehistoric communities, with such monuments commonly dating to the second millennium BCE. The landscape context of Shetland's burnt mounds reflects the importance of hot-stone cooking technology in Bronze Age domestic economy.
Knowe of Willol, burnt mound 340m ESE of Braefield is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3702. View the official record →
Knowe of Willol is a burnt mound situated 340 metres east-south-east of Braefield in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3702.
Knowe of Willol, burnt mound 340m ESE of Braefield 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 SM3702.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Clevigarth, broch and field system 965m NE of The Cottage, North Town (5.3 km), Links of Quendale, burnt mound 660m WNW of summit of Ward Hill (5.9 km), Erne's Ward, house 270m WNW of (6.1 km).
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