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Kinloch souterrain is an Iron Age underground stone-built chamber located 850 metres south-southwest of Kinloch House in Fife, Scotland. Souterrains are characteristically Pictish and Iron Age structures, comprising stone-lined passages and chambers constructed beneath or partly beneath ground level. Their original purpose remains debated, though they may have served defensive, storage, or ceremonial functions during periods of significant settlement activity in northern Britain.
The monument sits on bedrock of the Stratheden Group, a Late Devonian formation of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that would have provided local building stone for the souterrain's construction. This geology is typical of the Stratheden valley system, which has yielded multiple prehistoric and early historic sites. The local stone would have been readily quarried and dressed by Iron Age builders.
The souterrain is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under scheduled monument reference SM811. This designation reflects its archaeological significance as an example of Iron Age settlement infrastructure in Fife, a region that contains several comparable subterranean structures. The site remains an important record of Iron Age domestic and defensive practices in this part of Scotland, contributing to understanding of the period's material culture and settlement patterns.
Kinloch,souterrain 850m SSW of Kinloch House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM811. View the official record →
Kinloch souterrain is an Iron Age underground stone-built chamber located 850 metres south-southwest of Kinloch House in Fife, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM811.
Kinloch,souterrain 850m SSW of Kinloch House dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a souterrain 850m ssw of kinloch house. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Kinloch,souterrain 850m SSW of Kinloch House 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 SM811.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glenorkie, barrows 300m SSE of (4.9 km), Forthar Cottage, enclosure 200m W of (5.1 km), Nether Drums, fort 300m NW of (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Kinloch,souterrain 850m SSW of Kinloch House'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.
Kinloch,souterrain 850m SSW of Kinloch House stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.