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Rennibister souterrain is an Iron Age underground stone-built passage located in Orkney, Scotland. The structure consists of a partially preserved subterranean chamber and passage, constructed from stone slabs and typical of the souterrain tradition found in northern Scotland during the Iron Age. The monument represents an important example of Iron Age settlement infrastructure in the Orkney Islands, where such underground structures may have served domestic, storage, or defensive purposes within contemporary settlement patterns. The site has been subject to archaeological investigation and is recorded within the national heritage database under Historic Environment Scotland designation SM90245.
Rennibister, souterrain is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90245. View the official record →
Rennibister souterrain is an Iron Age underground stone-built passage located in Orkney, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90245.
Rennibister, 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.
Rennibister, 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 SM90245.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ingashowe,broch 300m NE of,Finstown (0.7 km), Wideford Hill,chambered cairn (1.3 km), Quanterness, chambered cairn and prehistoric house 50m NW of (2.1 km).
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