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<< Our Photo Pages >> Arbroath Eastern Cemetery souterrain - Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) in Scotland in Angus

Submitted by SandyG on Sunday, 16 February 2020  Page Views: 1158

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Arbroath Eastern Cemetery souterrain
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.0 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Angus Type: Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House)

Map Ref: NO64394227
Latitude: 56.571019N  Longitude: 2.581135W
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
2 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.
4 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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Arbroath Eastern Cemetery souterrain
Arbroath Eastern Cemetery souterrain submitted by SandyG : View from east of the visible length of the souterrain (Scale 2m). Photograph was taken in around 1976. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) in Angus

This souterrain was found in January 1932 during grave digging. Parts of the structure are known to have been destroyed previously. The site was visible in the 1970's, but has now been backfilled to preserve it. Canmore
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NO6442 : Souterrain at the Eastern Cemetery, Arbroath by Sandy Gerrard
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NO6442 : Eastern Cemetery by Nigel Duncan
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NO6442 : Yew Balls by Anne Burgess
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NO6442 : Welcome to Arbroath by Karen Vernon
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