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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bronze Age site
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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
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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
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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
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evidence for prehistoric industrial processes ⓘ well-preserved example of a burnt mound ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cooking
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domestic activities ⓘ heating water ⓘ industrial activities ⓘ possible bathing ⓘ possible textile processing ⓘ |
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