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Lynchat souterrain is an Iron Age underground stone-built structure located approximately 550 metres west-north-west of Kingussie in Inverness-shire, Scotland. Souterrains of this type, known locally as earth houses, represent a distinctive category of Iron Age settlement archaeology found across northern Britain, serving functions that remain subject to scholarly debate, though they are commonly interpreted as storage facilities, refuge spaces, or adjuncts to domestic occupation. The monument's construction typifies the dry-stone building techniques characteristic of Iron Age communities in the Scottish Highlands, with the passage and chamber formed from carefully placed stone slabs and corbelled roofing. The site is designated and protected as a scheduled monument under the Historic Environment Scotland record system.
Lynchat, souterrain 550m WNW of, Kingussie is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM925. View the official record →
Lynchat souterrain is an Iron Age underground stone-built structure located approximately 550 metres west-north-west of Kingussie in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM925.
Lynchat, souterrain 550m WNW of, Kingussie dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a souterrain 550m wnw of, kingussie. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Lynchat, souterrain 550m WNW of, Kingussie 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 SM925.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ruthven Barracks, Kingussie (2.5 km), Dunachton Lodge, symbol stone 75m SSW of (5.2 km).
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