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.

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Instances/Examples (6)

Context	Record
Monument Type	MDO4427 Burnt mound, Milton Road, Milborne St Andrew (Monument)
Monument Type	MDO4113 late Neolithic / Bronze Age occupation, Everley Water Meadow, Iwerne Stepleton (Monument)
Monument Type	MDO3550 Layer of burnt soil and flint, Blandford By-pass, Blandford Forum (Monument)
Monument Type	MWX3345 Portland: Burnt Mound, Land off Reap Lane, Southwell (Monument)
Monument Type	MDO37352 Possible Burnt Mound, Corfe Mullen to Salisbury Water Transfer Scheme Evaluation Trench 3 (Monument)
Monument Type	MDO39183 Possible burnt mound, Milton Road, Milborne St Andrew (Monument)