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Lynchat is a souterrain located 550 metres west-north-west of Kingussie in Inverness-shire. This Iron Age underground structure is built into bedrock of the Grampian Group, a metamorphic formation of psammite and semipelite dating from the Neoproterozoic. The relatively competent, layered nature of these rocks would have made them suitable for the excavation and maintenance of a subterranean passage, a common feature of Scottish Iron Age settlement sites.
Souterrains served multiple purposes within Iron Age communities, functioning as storage chambers for grain and provisions, secure refuges, or extensions to surface dwellings. The Lynchat souterrain lies within the fertile Strathspey landscape, an area rich in Iron Age archaeological remains. Its position relative to Kingussie suggests it was part of a settlement pattern utilising this productive lowland valley.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM925, reflecting its significance as an example of Iron Age underground architecture. Such structures remain valuable archaeological resources for understanding Iron Age settlement practices, construction techniques and domestic organisation in the Scottish Highlands during this period.
Lynchat, souterrain 550m WNW of, Kingussie is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM925. View the official record →
Lynchat is a souterrain located 550 metres west-north-west of Kingussie in Inverness-shire. 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 the UK.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Lynchat, souterrain 550m WNW of, Kingussie'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.
Lynchat, souterrain 550m WNW of, Kingussie stands on Grampian Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite and semipelite.