Archaeological sites · Scottish Islands
Liddle Burnt Mound
Liddle Burnt Mound in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
Douglas Thomson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Liddle Burnt Mound is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Liddle Burnt Mound is a Bronze Age site on the island of South Ronaldsay, Orkney. The site consists of the remains of a building and a mound that surrounds it on three sides. The purpose of the site is controversial, but most investigators believe burnt mounds hosted a "domestic function", perhaps related to cooking.
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Background
Description
The Liddle Burnt Mound is located on Liddle Farm; the farmer, Ronald Simison, had been using the mound as a quarry for road metal until he came across stone structures in 1972. He alerted Colin Renfrew who was excavating at Quanterness. John Hedges, a member of his team, investigated the site and recognized the remains of a stone building at the centre of the mound. The building is oval with thick external walls. From these, interior walls project into the main room creating compartments, one of which houses a hearth. Hedges originally thought that the building represented a house, but he was troubled by the distribution of features; for example, there is no obvious place to sleep. It…
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- Coordinates
- 58.7457, -2.9174
- District
- Orkney Islands
- Postcode
- KW17 2RW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Sources
- wikidata: Q975646 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Liddle Burnt Mound (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Liddle Burnt Mound?
- Liddle Burnt Mound is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 58.7457°, -2.9174°.
- Is Liddle Burnt Mound free to visit?
- Yes — admission to Liddle Burnt Mound is free.