Region : Highlands District : Sutherland Area : Loch Eriboll Grid Reference : NC 428 612 Period : 1st millennium BC Portnancon (Laid, An Leabaidh-Fholaich) SOUTERRAIN

An intact souterrain on the west side of Loch Eriboll, Sutherland. As visible in the photo, the site is usually flooded with water. Twelve stone steps lead downwards into the souterrain. The curved passage is 8.2m long and ends in a small roofed chamber. The passage once led out of a hut circle. The souterrain would originally have been a perfectly dry storage cellar for the house above. The site was excavated in the '30s and a pipe was installed to drain the water away. No relics were found at that time. The local name An Leabaidh-Fholaich means 'The Hiding Place'.

Other souterrains ------------------ Carlungie Culsh Grain Jarlshof Portnancon (Laid) Rennibister Tealing Other sites in the Highlands ---------------------- Achavanich Aviemore Balnuaran of Clava (Clava) Borve Camster Long Camster Round Camus nan Geall Chambered Cairn Camus nan Geall Standing Stone Carn Liath Clach Mhic Mhios Cnoc Freiceadain North Cnoc Freiceadain South Coille na Borgie South Corrimony Craig Phadrig Dun Ardtreck Dun Beag Dunbeath Dun Dornaigil Dun Ringill Dun Telve Dun Troddan Garrywhin (Cairn o'Get) Gask Learable Hill Mid Clyth (Hill o'Many Stanes) Na Clachan Bhreige Ord North Ord South Portnancon (Laid) South Yarrows South