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The souterrain at the south end of Loch Eriboll is an Iron Age underground stone-built structure located in Sutherland, northern Scotland. Souterrains of this period, typically constructed between the first century BC and the first century AD, were subterranean passages or chambers cut into bedrock or built from stone, their original function remaining a matter of scholarly debate though they may have served defensive, storage, or ritual purposes. The Loch Eriboll example represents the archaeological evidence of Iron Age settlement activity in the far north of Scotland, a region where such structures are distributed across the northern Highlands. The site is registered with Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM2185, reflecting its designation as a scheduled monument of national importance.
Loch Eriboll,souterrain S end of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2185. View the official record →
The souterrain at the south end of Loch Eriboll is an Iron Age underground stone-built structure located in Sutherland, northern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2185.
Loch Eriboll,souterrain S end of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a souterrain s end of. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Loch Eriboll,souterrain S end 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 SM2185.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Meall nan Cra, cairns between 1050m E of and 1250m SE of summit (4.9 km), Meall Meadhonach, wheelhouse 1850m SSW of summit cairn (7 km), Port Chamuill, souterrain 500m NNW of, Loch Eriboll (7.6 km).
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