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Strathy is a souterrain and the remains of a pre-Clearance township located near Berriedale in Caithness, Scotland. The souterrain dates to the Iron Age and represents a type of subterranean stone-built structure common in northern Britain during this period, likely serving defensive, storage, or domestic functions. The township remains visible on the landscape are associated with settlement during the later medieval and early modern periods, before the Highland Clearances of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries displaced the local population. The site thus encompasses evidence of occupation spanning from the Iron Age through to the era of depopulation, making it significant for understanding both prehistoric settlement patterns and more recent Highland history.
Strathy, souterrain and remains of pre-Clearance township, Berriedale is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM584. View the official record →
Strathy is a souterrain and the remains of a pre-Clearance township located near Berriedale in Caithness, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM584.
Strathy, souterrain and remains of pre-Clearance township, Berriedale dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a souterrain and remains of pre-clearance township, berriedale. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Strathy, souterrain and remains of pre-Clearance township, Berriedale 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 SM584.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tulloch Turnal, broch 500m WNW of Turnal Rock, Langwell (2.7 km), Cnoc Bad Asgaraidh, chambered cairn 570m E of, Langwell (3.1 km), Turnal Rock, hut circle complex 250m NW of Langwell Tulloch broch. (3.3 km).
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