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<< Image Pages >> Buchaam - Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) in Scotland in Aberdeenshire

Submitted by vicky on Monday, 26 August 2002  Page Views: 8457

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Buchaam
Country: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House)

Map Ref: NJ39261324  Landranger Map Number: 37
Latitude: 57.205888N  Longitude: 3.007059W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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
5
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Buchaam submitted by durhamnature : 1883 plan drawing from "Scotland in Pagan Times" by Joseph Anderson via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)
Souterrain in Aberdeenshire

Canmore site no. 16784.
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NJ3913 : To Buchaam Farm. by Des Colhoun
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NJ3912 : Downstream River Don by Stanley Howe
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NJ3912 : WWII Pillbox by Stanley Howe
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NJ3912 : Old WW2 pillbox by Bridge of Buchaam by Gordon Brown
by Gordon Brown
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NJ3912 : Don bridge near Buchaam by Stanley Howe
by Stanley Howe
©2008(licence)

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