What is recorded here
Situated in a N-S valley with a N-S stream c. 100m to the E. Archaeological monitoring and testing (06E0163) in advance of laying a water-pipe identified features (Moloney 2006), which was later excavated (06E0278). Two small spreads of burnt mound material (dims. 1.2m x 1m; T 0.14m: 1.1m x 0.5m; T 0.15m) had no other related features. Burnt mound (WA016-133----) is c. 30m to the N. (Janes, 2009)
Compiled by: Michael Moore.
Date of upload: 23rd December, 2010.
Burnt mound in Whitestown is a Bronze Age ritual or industrial site, characterized by the presence of heat-shattered stones, likely used for cooking, hide processing, or ceremonial purposes. Its significance lies in providing evidence of early land use and domestic or ritual activities in the local landscape.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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