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<< Our Photo Pages >> Tungadal - Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) in Scotland in Isle of Skye

Submitted by TimPrevett on Wednesday, 07 September 2005  Page Views: 9157

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Tungadal
Country: Scotland County: Isle of Skye Type: Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House)
 Nearest Village: Totardor
Map Ref: NG404401
Latitude: 57.377063N  Longitude: 6.320391W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
1 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Tungadal
Tungadal submitted by Andy B : Tungadale Souterrain The entrance to Tungadale Souterrain, a seven metre long underground passage constructed in the bronze age. This one is very remote and very tricky to locate on a steep hillside in a forest. Copyright John Allan and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) in Isle of Skye

Tungadale Souterrain is a seven metre long underground passage constructed in the bronze age. This one is very remote and very tricky to locate on a steep hillside in a forest.
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Tungadal submitted by Andy B : Inside the Tungadale souterrain The Tungadale souterrain is part of a much bigger bronze age construction, consisting of what appear to be two virtually underground houses built of stone and terraced into the hillside. Its entrance is through a wall from the inside of one of these 'houses' and it runs a considerable distance underground. Even with a torch, and there being a bit of natural light ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NG4039 : Loch Duagrich by Richard Dorrell
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NG4040 : Eastern end of Loch Duagrich by Richard Dorrell
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NG4040 : East end of Loch Duagrich by John Allan
by John Allan
©2008(licence)
NG4040 : Loch Duagrich by Glen Breaden
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