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The Loch of Garths burnt mound is a Bronze Age ceremonial or domestic site located at the north-western corner of Bellister in Shetland, Scotland. Burnt mounds, also known as fulachtaí fia in Irish tradition, are archaeological features comprising accumulations of fire-cracked stone mixed with charcoal and organic material, typically dating from the Bronze Age through to the Iron Age. The Bellister example represents evidence of prehistoric activity in Shetland during a period when such heat-processing sites were utilised across northern Britain and Ireland, likely for purposes including cooking, water heating, or hide working. The monument survives as a distinctive ground feature and forms part of the significant Bronze Age archaeological landscape of the Shetland Islands.
Loch of Garths,burnt mound at NW corner,Bellister is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3462. View the official record →
The Loch of Garths burnt mound is a Bronze Age ceremonial or domestic site located at the north-western corner of Bellister in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3462.
Loch of Garths,burnt mound at NW corner,Bellister 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 SM3462.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Brough,broch on the Burrian 200m N of (5.8 km), Houlland, prehistoric house 320m E of (6.2 km), The Burrian, broch 105m NE of Benston (6.5 km).
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