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Upper Drumbuie is a burnt mound situated in Inverness-shire, Scotland, approximately 230 metres north-north-east of the settlement from which it takes its name. The monument represents a prehistoric cooking installation, built during the Bronze Age and consisting of accumulated waste material from repeated heating and use. Such monuments typically comprise layers of burnt stone, charcoal and ash, marking the sites where communities gathered water and heated rocks to cook food or water vessels.
The mound sits on bedrock formed from Lower Old Red Sandstone, laid down during the Early Devonian period. The underlying geology comprises conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone, typical of Scotland's ancient landscapes. This solid foundation would have provided a stable base for the accumulation of archaeological material over generations of use.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM11453, recognising its significance as evidence of Bronze Age settlement and subsistence practices in the Scottish Highlands. Burnt mounds represent one of the most common classes of prehistoric monument in Britain and Ireland, indicating the prevalence of this cooking practice across widely distributed Bronze Age communities.
Upper Drumbuie, burnt mound 230m NNE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11453. View the official record →
Upper Drumbuie is a burnt mound situated in Inverness-shire, Scotland, approximately 230 metres north-north-east of the settlement from which it takes its name. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11453.
Upper Drumbuie, burnt mound 230m 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 SM11453.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Garbeg Cottage, burial mounds 920m NNE of (1.1 km), Culnakirk Burn, burnt mounds 540m NNW of Garbeg Cottage (1.4 km), Garbeg Cottage, settlement 1250m N of (1.6 km).
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Upper Drumbuie, burnt mound 230m NNE of stands on Lower Old Red Sandstone, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.