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Roundstonefoot House, burnt mound 565m NNE of is a Bronze Age burnt mound situated in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Burnt mounds, also termed fulachtaí fia in Irish archaeological terminology, are prehistoric cooking sites characterised by accumulations of heat-fractured stone and charcoal, typically arranged in distinctive mound formations. The monument at Roundstonefoot House dates from the Bronze Age and represents evidence of past subsistence practices involving the heating of stones for food preparation and processing. Such sites are commonly associated with small-scale industrial activity, including the heating of water in wooden or hide-lined vessels for cooking meat or rendering fat.
Roundstonefoot House, burnt mound 565m NNE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12711. View the official record →
Roundstonefoot House, burnt mound 565m NNE of is a Bronze Age burnt mound situated in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12711.
Roundstonefoot House, burnt mound 565m NNE 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 SM12711.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Selcoth,scooped homestead 150m SW of (2 km), Camp Cottage, fort and settlement 50m S of (4.7 km), Craiglynne, two scooped settlements 660m and 750m SSE of (5 km).
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