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Loch of Asta is a burnt mound located 180 metres east-south-east of Peerie Asta in Shetland, Scotland. Burnt mounds are prehistoric cooking sites, typically dating to the Bronze Age, consisting of accumulations of fire-cracked stone and charcoal debris resulting from the heating of stones for food preparation, water heating, or bathing. This monument represents evidence of domestic activity during the later prehistoric period in Shetland and contributes to understanding settlement patterns and subsistence practices in the islands during the Bronze Age and beyond.
Loch of Asta, burnt mound 180m ESE of Peerie Asta is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2026. View the official record →
Loch of Asta is a burnt mound located 180 metres east-south-east of Peerie Asta in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2026.
Loch of Asta, burnt mound 180m ESE of Peerie Asta 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 SM2026.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Loch of Brindister,dun (4.6 km), The Hevdas, fort, Gulberwick (4.6 km), Burland, broch 245m W of (4.7 km).
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