<< Our Photo Pages >> Kilvaxter souterrain - Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) in Scotland in Isle of Skye
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Kilvaxter souterrainCountry: Scotland County: Isle of Skye Type: Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House)
Nearest Village: Uig
Map Ref: NG3900569619
Latitude: 57.640652N Longitude: 6.37511W
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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Catrinm visited on 31st Aug 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Too wet to enter
Uralsdaughter visited on 1st Jun 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 It was flooded when I visited, unfortunately.
bishop_pam visited on 5th May 2018 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 4
jeffrep visited on 25th May 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5
Richard13 visited on 1st Aug 2009 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5
SandyG coin lizh have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.2 Ambience: 4 Access: 4.4
It has a curving passage of about 20 metres with a fine set of roof lintels in place. The entrance is about 1 metre high although it rises to allow access to the complete tunnel in a stoop. There is a chamber on the left of the entrance and a stepped end with a very small (10 cm) opening at the far end.
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