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Liddle Burnt Mound
58.7457° N, -2.9174° E
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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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Period of use
c. 1200–500 BC
Discovery by farmer
1972
Archaeological Features
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Storage Structures
Water Management Features
Burial and Funerary Structures
Domestic and Habitation Structures
Environmental and Natural Features
Food Production and Processing Features
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