Carlungie
.jpg)
Carlungie Souterrain or Earthhouse is located about four kilometers northeast of Monifieth and one kilometer east of Newbigging in the Scottish Council Area Angus . It lies just 1.7 km from the basement of Ardestie removed. Souterrains, also known as earthhouses in Scotland, are sometimes very complex, underground structures from the Iron Age . In the case of the basement, a basic distinction is made between "rock-cut", "earth-cut", "stone built" and "mixed" basements.
The wall construction of orthostats and dry masonry (stone built) is clearly visible, all Decksteine the plant, however, are missing. Carlungie is 45.5 m long, was discovered plowing in 1949 and excavated by Historic Scotland in 1950–51 . Carlungie is much more complex than other Angus properties and has a series of winding passageways that connected to above ground areas. Its side walls, however, do not form the banana-shaped curved structure that is common in many Scottish basements. It was provided with paved areas on the ground that other basements do not show and, like many systems of this type, seems to have been filled with earth in ancient times after it was no longer in use.
In the British Isles , basements are also called Fogous (Wales and Cornwall) or Weems . The term Weem, which is also used in Scotland, comes from the Gaelic Uaimh and means cave.
See also
literature
- Frederick T. Wainwright: Souterrains in Scotland. In: Antiquity. Vol. 27, No. 108, 1953, ISSN 0003-598X , pp. 219-232, doi : 10.1017 / S0003598X00025084 .
Web links
Coordinates: 56 ° 30 ′ 47.9 " N , 2 ° 47 ′ 45.2" W.