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Kildrummy Souterrain [II]

Muirs of Kildrummy, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire.

Souterrain.

This souterrain is situated under a small stand of trees 330m SW of Muirs of Kildrummy steading and appears to be covered by a low mound measuring no more than 0.6m in height.

The roof of the souterrain is constructed of large granite slabs and, except for a length of about 1.5m where the slabs have been removed at the entrance, is complete. The interior is accessible by way of the original entrance at the NE end, where a wooden doorway of relatively recent date has been placed a short distance into the passage. The passage is orientated NE and SW, and is roughly S-shaped on plan, measuring about 10.5m in length and varying in breadth from 1.2m at the entrance to 2.5m close to the SW end. The walls of the passage, which are up to 1.6m in height, are constructed of dry-stone rubble set on a basal course of large boulders, and are corbelled to such an extent that along the SE side the top of the wall overhangs the base by as much as 0.6m.

Alternative Names: None recorded.