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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Ardross souterrainCountry: Scotland County: Fife Type: Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House)
Nearest Town: Glenrothes Nearest Village: Elie
Map Ref: NO5037500950
Latitude: 56.198556N Longitude: 2.801363W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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It appears to be on a slight rise in the landscape (Coalyard Hill) indicating that it was potentially associated with a dwelling or settlement. Visited in 1978, present condition and access unknown.
For more information see Canmore ID 34198 which adds: "This souterrain was found on the 27th March 1878; it had been opened before as the date 1200 is carved on one of the stones in modern characters. It was re-opened in 1906, but there was no sight of it when the site was visited in 1925. However, it was found again in 1939 and today a fence surrounds the site. The souterrain can be entered through a heavy iron cover set in the roof of the passage near the original entrance ... The floor of the passage is reached by a stair of ten well-constructed steps leading downwards. The floor is of compact sand. The walls are constructed without mortar, of small undressed fragments of local sandstone, roofed over with slabs of the same material. The passage is c.2'6" wide and c.4' high; its total length is c.60'. The chamber at the W end is 12'8" long, 7'2" broad, and 5'9" high. The level of the floor is three steps lower than the level of the passage. (1973 entry).
A second souterrain is recorded at NO 5028 0095, 100 metres away; see Canmore ID 34199.
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