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Ribigill, Tongue, Sutherland

Posted on October 30, 2018 by megalithix

Souterrain (missing): OS Grid Reference – NC 5821 5471 Also Known as: Canmore ID 5354 Archaeology & History The Royal Commission (1911) lads paid a visit to this site in June, 1909, after an earlier report—allegedly by James Horsburgh—told there to have … Continue reading →

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Posted in Scotland, Souterrains, Sutherland | Tagged ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, earth houses, fogous, heritage, Iron Age, Kyle of Tongue, pictish, Picts, prehistoric sites, Ribigill, sacred sites, Scotland, souterrains, Sutherland, Tongue, underground, weems | Leave a comment

Pitcur Souterrain (3), Kettins, Perthshire

Posted on June 24, 2018 by megalithix

Souterrain: OS Grid Reference – NO 2529 3738 Also Known as: Canmore ID 30539 The Cave Pitcur II (Wainwright) Getting Here From Coupar Angus, take the A923 road southeast for nearly 2½ miles where you reach the crossroads. Keeping walking along … Continue reading →

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Posted in Perthshire, Scotland, Souterrains | Tagged ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Coupra Angus, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, earth houses, fairies, fogous, folklore, heritage, Kettins, legends, little people, Newtyle, Perthshire, Petroglyphs, pictish, Picts, picts house, Pitcur, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, ritual, sacred sites, Scotland, shamanism, souterrains, weems | 4 Comments

Overlee, Clarkston, Renfrewshire

Posted on March 2, 2018 by megalithix

Souterrains & Settlement (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NS 577 572 Also Known as: Canmore ID 43802 Archaeology & History This was an astonishing-sounding place, little-known beyond the pages of specialist historians. It has been described in modern terms as simply “subterranean structures”, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Renfrewshire, Scotland, Souterrains | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, Busby, Cathcart, Clarkston, earth mysteries, Eastwood, fogous, Glasgow, heritage, history, Iron Age, neolithic, prehistoric sites, Renfrewshire, sacred sites, settlements, shamanism, shamans, souterrains, Strathclyde, sweat lodges, underground houses, weems | 1 Comment

Borgie Souterrain, Tongue, Sutherland

Posted on July 14, 2016 by megalithix

Souterrain: OS Grid Reference – NC 6762 5929 – NEW FIND Getting Here From Bettyhill village, take the A836 road west towards Tongue. Several miles along the road, keep your eyes peeled for Borgie and Skerray on your right. Go … Continue reading →