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Skeoverick Burnt Mounds is a pair of archaeological sites located in Shetland, Scotland, comprising two distinct burnt mound features positioned approximately 150 metres north-east and 115 metres east-north-east of Skeoverick. Burnt mounds, also known as fulachtaí fia in Irish contexts, are Bronze Age and Iron Age monuments consisting of accumulations of fire-cracked stone and charred material, typically representing the remains of cooking or heating activities. The Skeoverick examples are characteristic of a widespread phenomenon across northern Britain and Ireland, where such sites cluster near watercourses and are interpreted as evidence of communal food processing or craft activities, particularly the cooking of meat in water-filled pits using heated stones. The monuments contribute to understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and economic practices in the Northern Isles during the Bronze and Iron Ages.
Skeoverick, burnt mounds 150m NE and 115m ENE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13011. View the official record →
Skeoverick Burnt Mounds is a pair of archaeological sites located in Shetland, Scotland, comprising two distinct burnt mound features positioned approximately 150 metres north-east and 115 metres east-north-east of Skeoverick. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13011.
Skeoverick, burnt mounds 150m NE and 115m ENE 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 SM13011.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Grunivoe, burnt mound 125m SSE of (2.4 km), Ness of Gruting,burnt mound,farmsteads and field systems (3.9 km), Loch of Breck,settlement 360m SSW of Liradale (4.7 km).
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