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Tarbert souterrain is an Iron Age underground stone-built chamber located approximately 1050 metres north-east of Tarbert in Argyllshire, Scotland. The monument consists of a subterranean passage and chamber construction characteristic of Iron Age settlement archaeology in western Scotland, a period spanning roughly the first millennium before the Common Era. Such souterrains typically served domestic purposes within settlement complexes, providing storage, refuge, or specialised functions within Iron Age communities of the region. The site represents an important archaeological record of Iron Age settlement patterns and building practices in Argyll and the wider Hebridean zone.
Tarbert,souterrains 1050m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5906. View the official record →
Tarbert souterrain is an Iron Age underground stone-built chamber located approximately 1050 metres north-east of Tarbert in Argyllshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5906.
Tarbert,souterrains 1050m NE of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a souterrains. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Tarbert,souterrains 1050m NE 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 SM5906.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tarbert,settlement 1100m E of (0.8 km), Rubha nic Eamoin,fort 600m S of Tarbert,Canna (1.6 km), Sgorr nam Ban-naomha, cashel (2.4 km).
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