๐Ÿ“Œ Monifieth, Angus
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This stone construction a mile north of Monifieth, Angus is a good example of a souterrain: 2000+ year-old underground passageways probably built for storing food items such as grain away from heat and light. Ardestie Earth House has lost its roof; on the bright side, this allows visitors to admire the quality of workmanship and the layout of the tunnels without having to crawl through them. The structure here comes with small, coetaneous buildings directly adjacent, with access to the souterrain from one of them. The larger Carlungie Earth House is a few miles east,

๐ŸŒ Location

๐Ÿ“Œ By the B962 1 mi north of Monifieth

๐Ÿงญ O.S. Grid Reference: NO 502344

๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ GPS coordinates: 56.499424,-2.810498

๐ŸšŒ Bus stops on A92 at Mains of Ardestie

๐Ÿš— Layby

๐Ÿ“ Key info

โŒš Always open

๐ŸŽซ Free

๐Ÿ”— historicenvironment.scot

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