<< Text Pages >> Stevenston Souterrain - Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) in Scotland in North Ayrshire
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Stevenston Souterrain Alternative Name: Ardeer SouterrainCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.661 km away from the location you searched for.
County: North Ayrshire Type: Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House)
Nearest Town: Stevenston Nearest Village: Seamill
Map Ref: NS27114193
Latitude: 55.640082N Longitude: 4.748495W
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 |
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A Souterrain was first recorded here in 1856, it was re-discovered during building operations in 1960 and filled in with slag and rubble. In 1973 & 1975 it was excavated by "J. Hunter" and the visible remains suggested a Souterrain, although these are extremely rare in SW Scotland.
A passageway lined with corbelled drystone walling, and roofed with capstones led into a Natural Cave. The passage, cut into a 30ft raised beach, was between 13m and 16m long; its width varied from 1.5m to 1.2m, and height from 1.7m to 2.4m due to the uneven rock floor. The capstones were 1m to 1.5m below present ground surface.
Stratified deposits were found showing evidence of occupation, including Bones and a Hearth with iron slag.
The structure itself conforms to Souterrains found in Angus, with the Natural Cave replacing the terminal bulge often found.
Nowadays the Souterrain lies partly under a road in the grounds of Ardeer Recreation Club, apparently still filled with rubble after the excavations in the 70's.
For more information : Canmore ID 41069
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