What is recorded here
Located on a slight E-facing slope. Archaeological monitoring (02E0160) on a windfarm identified a spread of burnt mound material (L 6.2m; max. T 0.35m) which was exposed in one side of a trench connecting Turbines 13 and 14. It remains unexcavated but its precise location is not known. (Purcell 2002, 13)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 25 March, 2014
Burnt mound in Nethertown is a Bronze Age ritual or industrial site, characterized by a spread of heat-altered stones. Its presence indicates prehistoric land use and human activity in the area.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Nethertown Farm settlement (Site of)Ruins · 100 yd
The Caravan RockNamed rock · 321 yd
St, Vogues Chapel in ruinsChurch · 378 yd
Hut site in St. Vogue'sHut site · 385 yd
St. Vogues WellHoly well · 404 yd
Nethertown BeachBeach / strand · 685 yd
Hole of the ForlornBeach / strand · 792 yd
The CaamstoneNamed rock · 1201 yd
CastleCastle, tower house · 1227 yd
The Chour / The Hill of the ChourMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Site of CastleCastle, unclassified · 1.3 mi