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<< 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 souterrain
Country: Scotland County: Isle of Skye Type: Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House)
 Nearest Village: Uig
Map Ref: NG3900569619
Latitude: 57.640652N  Longitude: 6.37511W
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
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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.
5 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
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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

Kilvaxter souterrain
Kilvaxter souterrain submitted by Catrinm : Souterrain skye (Vote or comment on this photo)
A recently excavated souterrain with easy access on the Isle of Skye

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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Kilvaxter souterrain
Kilvaxter souterrain submitted by coin : Picture of the entrance. At this site there is the remains of a hut circle and inside the souterrain there is a chamber on the left and a passage on the right, this is usually flooded. to enter you have to crouch down and shuffle inside. there is a gate at the entrance also there are two helmets provided and a torch (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Kilvaxter souterrain submitted by jeffrep : Entrance to Kilvaxter Souterrain, Isle of Skye, Highland, Scotland. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Kilvaxter souterrain submitted by LizH : The chamber floor when flooded - if visiting, try not to after heavy rain! (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Kilvaxter souterrain submitted by Antonine : 2008 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Kilvaxter souterrain submitted by Antonine (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Kilvaxter souterrain submitted by Antonine

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Kilvaxter souterrain submitted by Postman : Entrance to the souterrain, no torch, no hard hats, just wellies????

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Kilvaxter souterrain submitted by Postman : Trying to look in the side chamber near the entrance whilst not going for a paddle.

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Kilvaxter souterrain submitted by Postman : The side chamber at the entrance, some stones look uncannily like sandbags.

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Kilvaxter souterrain submitted by Postman : Oh I see, wellies.

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Kilvaxter souterrain submitted by Postman : Gap at the end of the souterrain, I think.

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Kilvaxter souterrain submitted by Postman : Round house

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Kilvaxter souterrain submitted by Postman : From the information board, entrance on the right.

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Kilvaxter souterrain submitted by SandyG : The souterrain curves towards the round house in the background. (29th August 2014).

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Kilvaxter souterrain submitted by SandyG : Round house viewed from east with Outer Hebrides in the background. (29th August 2014).

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Kilvaxter souterrain submitted by SandyG : Round house next to souterrain complete with sign. View from south east. (29th August 2014).

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Kilvaxter souterrain submitted by SandyG : Round house adjacent to the souterrain viewed from south west. (29th August 2014).

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Kilvaxter souterrain submitted by coin : picture of the flooded passage

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Kilvaxter souterrain submitted by coin : picture of the chamber

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Kilvaxter souterrain submitted by LizH : The entrance to the souterrain.

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Kilvaxter souterrain submitted by LizH : Showing the roof lintels of the souterrain. (1 comment)

Kilvaxter souterrain
Kilvaxter souterrain submitted by LizH : The tunnel with a view to the far end.

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Re: Kilvaxter souterrain by Anonymous on Wednesday, 05 July 2006
You shouldn't really use the term fogou in relation to Scottish souterrains, earthhouses or eirde hooses. Thats an altogether different naming tradition and while us archaeologists have been guilty of assuming that they are all of similar date and function and call them souterrains, thaey may in fact be the result of very separate building traditions across later prehistoric Britain. The Northern Isles souterrains of Scotland, for instance, are now yielding material that suggests they may be the earliest of them all- dating to the late Bronze Age and into the early Iron Age.

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    Re: Kilvaxter souterrain by Andy B on Wednesday, 05 July 2006
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    Yes, I agree but it would make absolutely no sense to split them into two parallel site categories. It would just confuse people.
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    Re: Kilvaxter souterrain by Anonymous on Thursday, 06 July 2006
    I think the use of "just confuse people" is a wee bit patronising- I'm a person and I know the difference, I am also an archaeologist admittedly, but there are plenty of clever people out there who can take in complexity.

    We will never raise the level of public awareness and debate about archaeology (witness the same tired formula in TV archaeology such as Time Team) if we can't trust the public to understand complex issues. Admitting that there are possible problems with the way archaeologists have classified their material in the past is the first step to letting the public know that archaeology is alive as an academic pursuit. Too many members of the public think that everything has already been sorted out and so anything we discover or excavate only further adds to our established framework, when in fact that very framework is up for grabs. It's academically healthy to challenge our own preconceptions as well as those of the rest of the public.
    However, I do appreciate that you are providing a certain level of coverage of archaeology- and I have enjoyed your great images of archaeology. I wish you luck in the future.
    Martin, Orkney
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