© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic Environment Scotland
Turness is a burnt mound situated 180 metres northeast of Babsies in Shetland, Scotland. Burnt mounds of this type are characteristic Bronze Age or Iron Age archaeological features, formed from the accumulated debris of heating stones in water for cooking or processing purposes. The site at Turness comprises the characteristic mound of burnt stone and ash that results from repeated episodes of such thermal activity, a practice documented extensively across northern Britain during the later prehistoric period. The monument's location in Shetland contributes to the archaeological record of settlement and subsistence strategies in the Northern Isles during antiquity.
Turness, burnt mound 180m NE of Babsies is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3661. View the official record →
Turness is a burnt mound situated 180 metres northeast of Babsies in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3661.
Turness, burnt mound 180m NE of Babsies 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 SM3661.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Burrian, broch 105m NE of Benston (1 km), Trowie Loch, burnt mound complex 225m WSW of Vadill Cottage (1.2 km), Broch of Benston, broch 380m NW of Nesting Primary School (1.4 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 Turness, burnt mound 180m NE of Babsies