Tealing Earth House
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TypeSouterrain
Length24.4 m (80 ft)
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| Location | Tealing, Angus, Scotland |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 56°31′55″N 2°57′26″W / 56.531855°N 2.957222°W |
| Type | Souterrain |
| Length | 24.4 m (80 ft) |
| Width | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
| Height | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| History | |
| Material | Stone |
| Site notes | |
| Management | Historic Environment Scotland |
| Public access | Yes |
| Website | Historic Environment Scotland |
| Official name | Tealing, Souterrain |
| Type | Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house |
| Designated | 10 November 1937 |
| Reference no. | SM90299 |
Tealing Earth House is an Iron Age souterrain in Tealing, Angus, Scotland.[1]
The Tealing Earth House dates from around the first and second centuries AD. The underground construction probably served as a storage place.[2]
The souterrain is curved with a length of 24.4 m (80 ft), width of 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) and a height of 2 m (6 ft 7 in).[2] It originally would have had stone slabs covering the chamber. Two Bronze Age cup and ring marked stones were repurposed for the structure's internal walls.[2]
