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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Arbroath Eastern Cemetery souterrainCountry: Scotland
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County: Angus Type: Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House)
Map Ref: NO64394227
Latitude: 56.571019N Longitude: 2.581135W
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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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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