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<< Our Photo Pages >> Wadbister Souterrain - Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) in Scotland in Shetland

Submitted by h_fenton on Friday, 20 February 2015  Page Views: 3908

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Wadbister Souterrain
Country: Scotland County: Shetland Type: Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House)
 Nearest Village: Bressay
Map Ref: HU5163139487
Latitude: 60.136655N  Longitude: 1.072319W
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.
 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
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Wadbister Souterrain
Wadbister Souterrain submitted by h_fenton : Photograph of the entrance passage looking outwards showing the soil/debris choking the passageway. Photograph taken using a fisheye lens (very wide and somewhat distorted view). 14 September 2014 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) in Shetland

The Wadbister souterrain comprises of a chamber and a short length of passage, RCAHMS states that only the inner third of the passage remains. The souterrain is built of stone with large slabs laid horizontally to form the roof, a broken quern stone has been reused as part of the wall of the chamber. The floor of the chamber has a few pieces of stone slab which probably represent the original floor, elsewhere the floor is rubbly with a few pieces of modern rubbish. The entrance passage is partially filled with earth which makes getting into the souterrain a tight squeeze and wriggle even if you are thin.

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Wadbister Souterrain
Wadbister Souterrain submitted by h_fenton : Photograph of the roof and back wall of Wadbister souterrain. Photograph taken using a fisheye lens (very wide and somewhat distorted view). 14 September 2014 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wadbister Souterrain
Wadbister Souterrain submitted by h_fenton : Photograph of the main chamber of Wadbister souterrain showing blocking stone and entrance from passageway. Scale: 1 Metre Photograph taken using a fisheye lens (very wide and somewhat distorted view). 14 September 2014 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wadbister Souterrain
Wadbister Souterrain submitted by h_fenton : If you visit Wadbister Souterrain be aware there may be livestock in the field which might make getting out a little awkward. The cow in the photograph was not as close as its friend whom could hear stomping around and chomping on the grass right outside. 14 September 2014 (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Wadbister Souterrain
Wadbister Souterrain submitted by h_fenton : Photograph looking down the entrance passage Wadbister Souterrain, with the blocking stone on the left and the main chamber beyond on the right. Photograph taken using a fisheye lens (very wide and somewhat distorted view). 14 September 2014 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wadbister Souterrain
Wadbister Souterrain submitted by h_fenton : Photograph of the main chamber of Wadbister Souterrain showing the back wall. Scale: 1 Metre Photograph taken using a fisheye lens (very wide and somewhat distorted view). 14 September 2014 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wadbister Souterrain
Wadbister Souterrain submitted by h_fenton : Photograph showing the broken quern stone reused in the construction of the souterrain. Scale: 1 Metre Photograph taken using a fisheye lens (very wide and somewhat distorted view). 14 September 2014

Wadbister Souterrain
Wadbister Souterrain submitted by h_fenton : Wadbister Souterrain, the entrance may be hard to spot but is immediatly to the north of the ruined houses at Wadbister, the entrance to the chamber is at right angle to the line of the walls seen on the left. Scale: 1 Metre 14 September 2014

Wadbister Souterrain
Wadbister Souterrain submitted by h_fenton : The modern entrance into Wadbister Souterrain, almost hidden in the grass, the slab you see here was once about two-thirds of the way along the passage. Scale: 1 Metre 14 September 2014

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