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Lunna burnt mound, situated 230 metres west of Lunna in Shetland, is a Bronze Age or Iron Age cooking site comprising accumulated burnt stone debris. The monument represents evidence of prehistoric thermal cooking practices, wherein stones were heated and used to boil water or cook food in wooden troughs or pits. Burnt mounds of this type are found throughout northern Scotland and typically date from the Bronze Age through to the medieval period, though the majority cluster within the earlier prehistoric phases. The archaeological significance of such sites lies in their demonstration of domestic subsistence activities and technological adaptation to island life in the far north.
Lunna,burnt mound 230m W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3551. View the official record →
Lunna burnt mound, situated 230 metres west of Lunna in Shetland, is a Bronze Age or Iron Age cooking site comprising accumulated burnt stone debris. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3551.
Lunna,burnt mound 230m W 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 SM3551.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lunna,two burnt mounds 400m NW of (0.3 km), Chapel Knowe, earthworks, church and graves 40m WNW of Lunna Church (0.4 km), Collafirth Ness,house 150m S of Noness Head (2.7 km).
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