Thesaurus Term/Concept: BURNT MOUND

Identifier	68925
Class	MONUMENT TYPE
Status	Preferred
Index?	Yes
Scope Note	A mound of fire-cracked stones, normally accompanied by a trough or pit which may have been lined with wood, stone or clay. Assumed to be locations where heated stones were used to boil water primarily for cooking purposes.

Broader Terms/Concepts (2)

Context	Record
Monument Type	MNN848 Iron Age Settlement (Monument)
Monument Type	MNN143339 Middle Bronze Age burnt deposits (Monument)
Monument Type	MNN170939 Middle Bronze Age burnt stone features and waterholes, Nortoft Lodge (Monument)
Monument Type	MNN170357 Possible Bronze Age burnt mound (Monument)
Monument Type	MNN28910 Unstratified Neolithic finds and late Iron Age settlement, Wollaston Quarry (Monument)