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Brockan burnt mound is a Bronze Age monument located approximately 300 metres south of Brockan in Orkney, Scotland. The site consists of a characteristic mound of fire-cracked stone and charcoal debris typical of burnt mound archaeology, monuments whose primary function remains subject to scholarly debate but which are generally interpreted as the remains of structures associated with heating water for bathing, cooking, or industrial processes. The monument dates to the Bronze Age period, placing it within the second millennium BCE, a time of significant settlement activity across the Orkney Islands. Such burnt mounds represent an important class of prehistoric evidence for understanding domestic and economic practices in Bronze Age Scotland.
Brockan, burnt mound 300m S of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1246. View the official record →
Brockan burnt mound is a Bronze Age monument located approximately 300 metres south of Brockan in Orkney, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1246.
Brockan, burnt mound 300m S of is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM1246.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Leafea, standing stones 535m SSW of Broadshore House (0.3 km), Breckness House and site of chapel (0.6 km), Ness Battery, coast defence battery, Stromness (2.4 km).
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