<< Our Photo Pages >> Claigan - Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) in Scotland in Isle of Skye
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: ClaiganCountry: Scotland County: Isle of Skye Type: Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House)
Nearest Village: Claigan
Map Ref: NG238539
Latitude: 57.490861N Longitude: 6.611114W
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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This is easily accessible using OS map. You simply follow the road and then track up the hill and over three gates (the first gate is covered in barbed wire,but there is a stile). It is not visible from the track but is where it should be according to the map - up behind two small hillocks and what looks like a little landslide and some animal feeding trays. Superb view back over Loch Dunvegan to Duirnish. The souterrain entrance is small but clear and the whole surrounding area seems to have evidence of pre-historic activity including a curious line of large upended stones.
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