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<< Our Photo Pages >> Lynchat - Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) in Scotland in Highlands

Submitted by cosmic on Thursday, 07 December 2017  Page Views: 13203

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Lynchat Alternative Name: Raitts, Raitt's Cave
Country: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House)
Nearest Town: Aviemore  Nearest Village: Kingussie
Map Ref: NH77670193
Latitude: 57.092044N  Longitude: 4.020464W
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
 4 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
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Lynchat submitted by cosmic : In chamber looking out at Victorian "entrance" (Vote or comment on this photo)
A horseshoe shaped Souterrain discovered in 1835 - unfortunately then (or later) someone excavated in from the side thus destroying some of the ambience.

The final signpost points directly along field edge but you need to go off up the hill at about 45 degrees.

Note: Mysterious remains of an Iron Age structure, tools and pottery are unearthed near Raitt's Cave during roadworks on the A9 in the Highlands, see the comment on our page for more
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Lynchat submitted by cosmic : Roof where Victorian blundered in (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Lynchat
Lynchat submitted by cosmic : Roof of chamber (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lynchat
Lynchat submitted by cosmic : Entrance from inside Victorian excavation (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lynchat
Lynchat submitted by cosmic : Entrance from outside (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lynchat
Lynchat submitted by cosmic : End of the chamber

Lynchat
Lynchat submitted by cosmic : Inside the chamber

Lynchat
Lynchat submitted by cosmic : The deeper end from Victorian excavation.

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 2.4km SW 219° Kingussie Standing Stones (NH761001)
 5.1km ENE 57° Dunachton* Class I Pictish Symbol Stone (NH820046)
 5.6km WSW 243° Altlarie* Cairn (NN726995)
 7.2km NE 48° Kincraig Chambered Cairn Chambered Cairn (NH83140660)
 8.7km WSW 258° Sidhean Mor Dail A' Chaorainn* Hillfort (NH69060039)
 9.5km NE 44° Delfour* Cairn (NH844086)
 10.2km WSW 254° Glenbanchor Cairn (NN678994)
 11.8km NE 46° Ballinluig Cairn* Chambered Cairn (NH86380989)
 16.6km NE 44° Aviemore* Stone Circle (NH89681347)
 18.8km NE 42° Grenish* Stone Circle (NH90781550)
 19.7km NE 40° Avielochan* Chambered Tomb (NH908167)
 20.4km NE 48° Pityoulish Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NH93251521)
 21.1km NE 48° Lynchurn Class I Pictish Symbol Stone (NH93841551)
 21.4km WSW 243° Dun da Lamh* Stone Fort or Dun (NN582929)
 23.6km NE 38° Deishar* Round Cairn (NH928201)
 24.8km NE 39° Drumuillie* Round Cairn (NH940206)
 26.9km NE 43° Tullochgorum Stones* Standing Stones (NH96702101)
 26.9km NE 42° Tullochgorum Cairn* Stone Circle (NH96482130)
 27.0km NE 41° Toum Cairn* Cairn (NH9601621757)
 28.0km NNW 330° Dhuallow Clava Cairn (NH644267)
 28.4km NE 37° Easter Gallovie* Round Cairn (NH956240)
 29.6km NE 39° Clury* Round Cairn (NH972242)
 30.2km NE 44° Auchendean Hill Cairn* Chambered Cairn (NH99232312)
 30.5km NE 44° Curr Wood* Round Cairn (NH995233)
 31.9km NE 41° Ballintomb* Class I Pictish Symbol Stone (NH995253)
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Remains of an Iron Age structure, tools and pottery unearthed near Raitt's Cave by AngieLake on Wednesday, 06 December 2017
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Mysterious remains of an Iron Age structure, tools and pottery are unearthed near Raitt's Cave during roadworks on the A9 in the Highlands
Archaeologists studied the A9 during works to make it into a dual-carriageway
They found pottery fragments, part of a plough and a mystery stone structure
The archaeologists believe the structure may be associated with the Raitt's Cave
This underground structure is a scheduled monument and is very large compared with most similar pieces in the north of Scotland

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5146825/Archaeologists-Iron-Age-structure-Highlands.html#ixzz50RAW5aoT
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