Description

This burnt mound is situated on the E bank of a burn 270m NNE of Inchbread farmstead. There are two heaps of stones on either side of a shallow hollow. The larger heap is 10.4m by 3m and 0.3m high and appears to extend around the head of the hollow which opens onto the burn on the WNW. The hollow is 7m long and 4m across at the mouth.

The area proposed for scheduling is a 20m radius circle based on the head of the hollow to include the whole of the immediate area of the mound.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

This monument is of national importance as one of a group of mounds, none of which have been archaeologically investigated. Other burnt mounds from this general area have produced both Bronze Age and Medieval dates, so this example could fall into either of date group, or indeed could be of yet another period. This monument is therefore important for its potential contribution to the understanding of the association between burnt mounds and other monuments through dating and evidence for function.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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RCAHMS records the monument as NX 16 SE 79.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland