Liddle Burnt Mound
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Liddle Burnt Mound is a Bronze Age archaeological site on South Ronaldsay in Orkney, Scotland, notable for its well-preserved burnt mound and associated structures that shed light on prehistoric domestic and industrial activities.
All labels observed (1)
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| Liddle Burnt Mound canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9545884 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Liddle Burnt Mound Context triple: [South Ronaldsay, contains, Liddle Burnt Mound]
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Craig Mound
Craig Mound is the largest and most prominent burial mound at the Spiro Mounds archaeological site in Oklahoma, renowned for its rich trove of Mississippian cultural artifacts.
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B.
Isbister Chambered Cairn
Isbister Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic burial monument on South Ronaldsay in Orkney, Scotland, notable for its well-preserved stone chambers and archaeological finds.
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Blackhammer Chambered Cairn
Blackhammer Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic stone burial monument on the Orkney island of Rousay in Scotland, noted for its well-preserved chambered tomb structure.
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D.
Mill Loch crannog
Mill Loch crannog is an ancient artificial island settlement and archaeological site located in the loch on the island of Eday in Orkney, Scotland.
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E.
Midhowe Broch
Midhowe Broch is a well-preserved Iron Age drystone round tower and settlement complex on the Orkney island of Rousay, notable as one of Scotland’s finest examples of a broch.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Liddle Burnt Mound Target entity description: Liddle Burnt Mound is a Bronze Age archaeological site on South Ronaldsay in Orkney, Scotland, notable for its well-preserved burnt mound and associated structures that shed light on prehistoric domestic and industrial activities.
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A.
Craig Mound
Craig Mound is the largest and most prominent burial mound at the Spiro Mounds archaeological site in Oklahoma, renowned for its rich trove of Mississippian cultural artifacts.
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B.
Isbister Chambered Cairn
Isbister Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic burial monument on South Ronaldsay in Orkney, Scotland, notable for its well-preserved stone chambers and archaeological finds.
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C.
Blackhammer Chambered Cairn
Blackhammer Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic stone burial monument on the Orkney island of Rousay in Scotland, noted for its well-preserved chambered tomb structure.
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D.
Mill Loch crannog
Mill Loch crannog is an ancient artificial island settlement and archaeological site located in the loch on the island of Eday in Orkney, Scotland.
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E.
Midhowe Broch
Midhowe Broch is a well-preserved Iron Age drystone round tower and settlement complex on the Orkney island of Rousay, notable as one of Scotland’s finest examples of a broch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bronze Age site
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archaeological site ⓘ burnt mound ⓘ |
| access | footpath from nearby road ⓘ |
| coordinateRegion | North Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists from Orkney ⓘ |
| excavatedIn | 1970s ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
ancillary structures
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burnt mound ⓘ curving walling ⓘ drainage channel ⓘ paved areas ⓘ stone-built trough ⓘ stone-lined hearth ⓘ water tank ⓘ |
| hasEpoch | Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Bay of Liddle
NERFINISHED
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Liddle farm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchValue |
study of Bronze Age technology
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study of burnt mound function ⓘ study of prehistoric subsistence ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| isTypeExampleOf | Orkney burnt mounds ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Orkney
NERFINISHED
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Scotland ⓘ South Ronaldsay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
burnt stone
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charcoal ⓘ soil ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| onIsland | South Ronaldsay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Orkney Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Middle Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| region | Northern Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for prehistoric domestic life
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evidence for prehistoric industrial processes ⓘ well-preserved example of a burnt mound ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cooking
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domestic activities ⓘ heating water ⓘ industrial activities ⓘ possible bathing ⓘ possible textile processing ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Liddle Burnt Mound Description of subject: Liddle Burnt Mound is a Bronze Age archaeological site on South Ronaldsay in Orkney, Scotland, notable for its well-preserved burnt mound and associated structures that shed light on prehistoric domestic and industrial activities.
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