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Latitude: 60.4854 / 60°29'7"N
Longitude: -1.6119 / 1°36'42"W
OS Eastings: 421429
OS Northings: 1178034
OS Grid: HU214780
Mapcode National: GBR Q1C0.XVG
Mapcode Global: XHD1G.DQF2
Entry Name: Loch of Breckon,burnt mound E of,Esha Ness
Scheduled Date: 26 July 1994
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6058
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound
Location: Northmaven
County: Shetland Islands
Electoral Ward: Shetland North
Traditional County: Shetland
The monument consists of a burnt mound, a prehistoric cooking place, on the NE shore of the Loch of Breckon.
The mound is turf-covered, and measures 18.0m NW-SE by 10.0m. It stands 1.1m high. The central part of the mound is hollowed, as is normal with such monuments, giving a crescentic appearance to the mound, open towards the loch, which is immediately adjacent.
The area to be scheduled is irregular, bounded on the W by the shore of the loch, and measures a maximum of 40m NW-SE by 30m, as marked in red on the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as a fine example of its type. It has the potential, through excavation and analysis to provide important information about prehistoric domestic architecture and technology.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as HU 27 NW 7.
Reference:
RCAHMS (1946) Inventory, p97.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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