Kilkenneth basement
The basement of Kilkenneth is a prehistoric subterranean structure ( "basement" ) on the Inner Hebrides counting Scottish island of Tiree . In the case of basements, a distinction is made between "earth-cut", "rock-cut", "mixed", "stone built" and "wooden".
Kilkenneth's “stone built” basement was discovered in 1916 while plowing about 4.6 m from a house in Kilkenneth parish at a depth of 0.4 m and was partially excavated by G. Goudie. From the entrance the corridor descended gradually before becoming flat. Initially running in a southerly direction, after a short distance it swiveled to the southeast. Its full length was not determined because it was buried with earth and stones about 15.0 m from the entrance. The walls were cantilevered and the roof was made of stone lintels , all of which remained in situ . The maximum height and width of the corridor were 1.7 and 1.6 m, respectively. The entrance was 1.0 m high and 0.7 m wide. There may have been an interior door about 8.0 m from the entrance as the width of the hallway was narrowed to 0.5 m.
Fragments of rough pottery and some hammer stones have been found inside but do not appear to have survived. There is no trace of the basement to be seen.
Nearby are the Kilkenneth Cairn, the ruins of Kilkenneth Chapel and the Greenhill basement .
See also
literature
- Ian Armit: Scotland's hidden history. Tempus, Stroud 1998, ISBN 0-7524-1400-3 , pp. 87-88.
- Gilbert Goudie: An underground gallery recently discovered in the island of Tiree , In: Proc Soc Antiq Scot, vol. 51, 1916-17. Pp. 100-108.
- RCAHMS: The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Argyll: an inventory of the monuments volume 3: Mull, Tiree, Coll and Northern Argyll (excluding the early medieval and later monuments of Iona). Edinburgh. P. 118.
Web links
- Entry on Kilkenneth Basement in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
- Description Engl.
Coordinates: 56 ° 29 ′ 38.6 " N , 6 ° 57 ′ 22.7" W.