Culsh Earth House

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Culsh Earth House
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Entrance to Culsh Earth House
Culsh Earth House
Location Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Coordinates 57°08′15″N2°49′11″W / 57.1376°N 2.8197°W / 57.1376; -2.8197
TypeSouterrain
Length14.5 m (48 ft)
History
Material Stone
Site notes
Management Historic Environment Scotland
Public accessYes
Website Historic Environment Scotland
Official nameCulsh, Souterrain
TypePrehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house
Designated23 May 1994
Reference no. SM90091

Culsh Earth House is an Iron Age souterrain in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. [1] [2] It is named after Culsh farmsteading nearby, which is still in use to the present day. [3] [4] The site is near the village of Tarland. [5]

Contents

Culsh Earth House has a Statement of Significance from Historic Environment Scotland. [5]

Description

The Culsh Earth House dates from around the year zero. The underground construction probably served as a storage place.

The souterrain is simple in design and well preserved, complete with flat stone ceiling. The Earth House consists of a curved hallway. From the entrance, the corridor continues straight and then bends to the right. The total length of the corridor is roughly 14.5 meters. [5] At the end the corridor is slightly wider and higher than the rest of the corridor.

References

  1. "Culsh Earth House". www.historicenvironment.scot. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  2. "Culsh | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  3. "Culsh souterrain or earth house | The University of Aberdeen". www.abdn.ac.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  4. "Aberdeenshire Council Historic Environment Record - Aberdeenshire - NO39NW0023 - CULSH". online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  5. 1 2 3 "Culsh Earth House Statement of Significance". www.historicenvironment.scot. Retrieved 2025-01-06.

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