Liddle Burnt Mound

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Liddle Burnt Mound is a Bronze Age archaeological site on South Ronaldsay in Orkney, Scotland, notable for its well-preserved burnt mound and associated structures that shed light on prehistoric domestic and industrial activities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bronze Age site
archaeological site
burnt mound
access footpath from nearby road
coordinateRegion North Atlantic NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
discoveredIn 19th century
excavatedBy archaeologists from Orkney
excavatedIn 1970s
hasArchaeologicalFeature ancillary structures
burnt mound
curving walling
drainage channel
paved areas
stone-built trough
stone-lined hearth
water tank
hasEpoch Bronze Age NERFINISHED
hasNearbyFeature Bay of Liddle NERFINISHED
Liddle farm NERFINISHED
hasResearchValue study of Bronze Age technology
study of burnt mound function
study of prehistoric subsistence
heritageDesignation Scheduled monument
isTypeExampleOf Orkney burnt mounds
locatedIn Orkney NERFINISHED
Scotland
South Ronaldsay NERFINISHED
managedBy Historic Environment Scotland
materialUsed burnt stone
charcoal
soil
stone
onIsland South Ronaldsay NERFINISHED
openToPublic yes
partOf Orkney Islands NERFINISHED
period Middle Bronze Age NERFINISHED
preservationStatus well preserved
region Northern Isles NERFINISHED
significance evidence for prehistoric domestic life
evidence for prehistoric industrial processes
well-preserved example of a burnt mound
usedFor cooking
domestic activities
heating water
industrial activities
possible bathing
possible textile processing

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South Ronaldsay contains Liddle Burnt Mound