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Tealing, souterrain

Tealing, souterrain in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit
45 min–1.5 h

About

Tealing, souterrain is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

Tealing Earth House is an Iron Age souterrain in Tealing, Angus, Scotland.

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Background

History

In 1871 the souterrain was discovered by a farmer during ploughing of the field. Three years later in 1874 the site was excavated by antiquarian Andrew Jervise. It was discovered that the chamber was composed of a series of compartments and would have been roofed by stone slabs. There was also a room at the end of the chamber formed by two upright slabs. Two Bronze Age cup and ring marked stones were used in the construction of the walls. There was also several finds including animal bones, native pottery sherds, 10 quern-stones and Roman glass and pottery.

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Coordinates
56.5318, -2.9572
Address
Tealing, Angus, Scotland

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Where is Tealing, souterrain?
Tealing, souterrain is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.5318°, -2.9572°.