© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic Environment Scotland
Scord Junction is a burnt mound located approximately 320 metres south-south-east of Utnabrake in Shetland, Scotland. Burnt mounds of this type are typically prehistoric in date, belonging to the Bronze Age or earlier Iron Age periods, though precise dating for individual examples often remains uncertain without archaeological investigation. These monuments consist of accumulations of heat-fractured stone and charred material, generally interpreted as the debris from repeated heating and cooling cycles associated with activities such as cooking, water heating, or industrial processes. The physical remains at Scord Junction would contribute to understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and subsistence practices within the Shetland Islands.
Scord Junction, burnt mound 320m SSE of Utnabrake is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6291. View the official record →
Scord Junction is a burnt mound located approximately 320 metres south-south-east of Utnabrake in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6291.
Scord Junction, burnt mound 320m SSE of Utnabrake 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 SM6291.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Burland, broch 245m W of (3.7 km), Loch of Brindister,dun (3.9 km), Isleshaven, burnt mounds 500m NNE of (4.5 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Scord Junction, burnt mound 320m SSE of Utnabrake