Region : Grampian District : Kincardine & Deeside Town or village : Tarland Grid Reference : NJ 504 054 Period : Iron Age   Culsh SOUTERRAIN

Discovered in 1850, it is the best example of an Iron Age souterrain in Grampian and one of the best preserved in Great Britain. It is curved in shape, 14.3m long and 2m wide at the inner end of the passage. It was probably a storehouse. The passage still has its stone roof. An earlier cupmarked stone with a hollow is visible on the left side of the passage, near the entrance. During excavation in 1850 charcoal, bone, some broken pottery and querns were found. They could be related to later use of the souterrain. In care of Historic Scotland

Other souterrains ------------------ Carlungie Culsh Grain Jarlshof Portnancon (Laid) Rennibister Tealing Other sites in Grampian ---------------------- Aikey Brae Aquhorthies Auquhollie Balquhain Berrybrae Broomend of Crichie Cothiemuir Wood Cullerlie Culsh Easter Aquhorthies Eslie the Greater Eslie the Lesser Glassel Lagmore West (Upper Lagmore) Loanhead of Daviot Memsie Midmar Kirk Nine Stanes (Garrol Wood) Old Keig Raedykes South Ythsie Strichen Sunhoney Tomnaverie Tyrebagger (Dyce)