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Classlochie souterrain is an Iron Age underground stone-built structure located approximately 320 metres north-east of Classlochie in Kinross-shire, Scotland. Souterrains of this type were constructed during the Iron Age and represent a distinctive form of settlement infrastructure found across Scotland, though their exact purpose remains subject to scholarly debate, with interpretations ranging from storage facilities to refuge structures or status symbols. The monument survives as an underground passage built from stone, typical of such Iron Age constructions in the region. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland database under the designation SM7600.
Classlochie, souterrain 320m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7600. View the official record →
Classlochie souterrain is an Iron Age underground stone-built structure located approximately 320 metres north-east of Classlochie in Kinross-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7600.
Classlochie, souterrain 320m NE of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a souterrain. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Classlochie, souterrain 320m NE 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 SM7600.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Classlochie, ring-ditches 300m ESE of (0.3 km), Blacknowes, barrow 170m S of (1.6 km), Hatchbank, souterrains 220m N of and 280m NNW of (1.8 km).
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