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Gress Cemetery Souterrain is an Iron Age underground stone-built structure located in Ross-shire, Scotland. The monument represents a form of subterranean architecture characteristic of the Scottish Iron Age, constructed beneath ground level with stone-lined passages and chambers. Such souterrains, or "earth houses," served purposes that remain subject to scholarly debate, though interpretations have ranged from storage facilities and refuge spaces to ritual or ceremonial structures. The Gress Cemetery example contributes to the archaeological understanding of Iron Age settlement patterns and construction techniques in the northern Scottish Highlands during the pre-Roman Iron Age period.
Gress Cemetery,souterrain is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5740. View the official record →
Gress Cemetery Souterrain is an Iron Age underground stone-built structure located in Ross-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5740.
Gress Cemetery,souterrain dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a souterrain. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Gress Cemetery,souterrain 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 SM5740.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Aula's Church (0.1 km), Gress Lodge,souterrain (0.4 km), Carn a'Mharc,chambered cairn NW of Gress Lodge (2.9 km).
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