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Lunna is a burnt mound site located approximately 400 metres north-west of Lunna in Shetland, Scotland. The site comprises two distinct burnt mounds, archaeological features characteristic of prehistoric and medieval settlement patterns in northern Britain. Burnt mounds typically represent the remains of cooking installations or thermal bathing facilities, with heat-fractured stones accumulating around the work areas where heated rocks were used to warm water or process foodstuffs. The Lunna burnt mounds remain undated by excavation, though similar sites in Shetland and the broader North Atlantic region are known to span from the Bronze Age through to the medieval period, reflecting prolonged use of this efficient thermal technology across multiple centuries.
Lunna,two burnt mounds 400m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3555. View the official record →
Lunna is a burnt mound site located approximately 400 metres north-west of Lunna in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3555.
Lunna,two burnt mounds 400m NW 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 SM3555.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lunna,burnt mound 230m W of (0.3 km), Chapel Knowe, earthworks, church and graves 40m WNW of Lunna Church (0.7 km), Collafirth Ness,house 150m S of Noness Head (2.6 km).
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