Culsh
The basement of Culsh is near the town of Tarland in Aberdeenshire in Scotland . In addition to the small basements on the Orkney and those of Ardestie , Carlungie and Tealing , all in County Angus , it is one of the most important of the approximately 100 known basements in Scotland. Aerial photos suggest the existence of further basements. Culsh was discovered by J. Stuart in 1850 and was filled with soil that was described as greasy. Stuart found charcoal, pottery shards , hand mills and bones . The banana-shaped floor plan is typical of the Aberdeenshire basement. In the case of basements, a basic distinction is made between "rock-cut", "earth-cut", "stone built" and "mixed" basements.
The basement is 14 m long and at the wider end 2 m wide and 2 m deepened into the ground. The side walls of Culsh are made of drywall (stone built). The not quite complete ceiling consists of large stone slabs. The purpose of basement is in the dark due to a lack of finds.
location
Culsh is located in the Cairngorms National Park just off the B9119 road east of Tarland, about 3.8 km towards Aberdeen at the top of a long bend by a farmhouse. It is advisable to take a flashlight with you.
See also
literature
- Ian AG Shepherd: Exploring Scotland's Heritage. Grampian . HMSO, Edinburgh 1986, ISBN 0-11-492453-8 .
Web links
Coordinates: 57 ° 8 ′ 15.2 " N , 2 ° 49 ′ 9.7" W.