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<< Our Photo Pages >> Claigan - Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) in Scotland in Isle of Skye

Submitted by TimPrevett on Wednesday, 07 September 2005  Page Views: 11092

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Claigan
Country: Scotland County: Isle of Skye Type: Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House)
 Nearest Village: Claigan
Map Ref: NG238539
Latitude: 57.490861N  Longitude: 6.611114W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
3 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
4

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Claigan
Claigan submitted by Andy B : Souterrain. The entrance to this is hard to find, and not at all encouraged by the farmer. Copyright Ailith Stewart and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) in Isle of Skye

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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Claigan submitted by hamilton : This is the view into the interior of Clagain souterrain. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NG2353 : Inside the Claigan Souterrain by John Allan
by John Allan
©2006(licence)
NG2353 : Fanks at Claigan by John Allan
by John Allan
©2009(licence)
NG2353 : Track towards Beinn Bhreac by John Allan
by John Allan
©2009(licence)
NG2353 : Start of road heading towards Beinn Bhreac from Claigan by Trevor Littlewood
by Trevor Littlewood
©2015(licence)
NG2353 : Souterrain by Ailith Stewart
by Ailith Stewart
©2005(licence)

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Re: Claigan by Anonymous on Monday, 28 September 2009
Condition:4
Ambience:3
Access:3
Accuracy:5
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Re: Claigan by Anonymous on Monday, 28 September 2009
We visited a few days ago. 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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