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Carlungie is a souterrain, an Iron Age underground stone-lined passage constructed beneath what would have been a settlement site in Angus, Scotland. The monument lies approximately 160 metres west-north-west of Carlungie itself and represents a form of settlement structure widely distributed across northern Britain during the Iron Age. Souterrains served various purposes including storage, refuge and ritual functions within Iron Age communities.
The souterrain was built into bedrock formed from Silurian to Devonian mafic lava and mafic tuff, extrusive igneous rocks that would have provided a relatively stable foundation for stone construction. This ancient volcanic geology shaped both the engineering constraints and opportunities available to those who built the passage, which required careful stone work to create a functional underground structure.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's designation SM90059. This protection recognises the archaeological importance of the souterrain as evidence of Iron Age settlement patterns, building techniques and daily life in this region of eastern Scotland.
Carlungie, souterrain 160m WNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90059. View the official record →
Carlungie is a souterrain, an Iron Age underground stone-lined passage constructed beneath what would have been a settlement site in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90059.
Carlungie, souterrain 160m WNW of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a souterrain. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Carlungie, souterrain 160m WNW of is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM90059.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Woodhill, cursus 100m NW of (1.4 km), Ardestie, souterrain 400m NW of Mains of Ardestie (1.8 km), Woodhill House, settlement SSW of (1.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Carlungie, souterrain 160m WNW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Carlungie, souterrain 160m WNW of stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.