Archaeological sites · Scottish Islands
Liddle Burnt Mound
In or near St Margaret's Hope.
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.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
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…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 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 the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode KW17 2RW).
- What is Liddle Burnt Mound?
- Liddle Burnt Mound in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Liddle Burnt Mound?
- Drivers can use postcode KW17 2RW.
- Is Liddle Burnt Mound free to visit?
- Yes, Liddle Burnt Mound is free to enter.
- How do I get to Liddle Burnt Mound?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KW17 2RW. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.