68925 - BURNT MOUND - The Historic Environment Record for Exmoor National Park

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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.

Context	Record
Monument Type	MEM15651 Bronze Age burnt mound in Hoccombe Combe (Monument)
Monument Type	MEM25406 Late prehistoric burnt mound on Thornworthy Common (Monument)
Monument Type	MEM25407 Late prehistoric burnt mound on Thornworthy Common (Monument)
Monument Type	MEM25408 Late prehistoric burnt mound on Thornworthy Common (Monument)
Monument Type	MEM25409 Late prehistoric burnt mound on Thornworthy Common (Monument)
Monument Type	MEM25566 Possible prehistoric burnt mound at Halscombe Allotment (Monument)
Monument Type	MEM22478 Prehistoric burnt mound on Spooners (Monument)
Monument Type	MEM22492 Unknown burnt mound of unknown date on Spooners (Monument)