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Buchaam Souterrain

Buchaam, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire.

Souterrain (remains of).

The souterrain that lies immediately to the N and NE of Buchaam farmhouse was discovered in 1859. It appears to have survived relatively intact until the SE part of the chamber was dismantled to make way for the extension that forms the NE end of the present farmhouse.

The surviving roofed portion comprises is a short length of passage dipping down from the entrance, and a short length of the NW end of the chamber. The entrance itself is obscured by a relatively recent blocking of dumped stones, but the entrance passage measures about 3.5m in length by up to 1.2m in breadth. It descends steeply to a point where a pair of flanking jambs mark the beginning of the main chamber. This chamber measures up to 1.7m in breadth and 1.5m in height, it turns sharply eastwards immediately beyond the roofed section. Its dry-stone walls are constructed of mainly angular blocks interspersed with the occasional rounded boulder. [Canmore]

Alternative Names: Forbestown Souterrain

Notes: This souterrain is situated within a garden on a moderate slope.

Other souterrain sites have been recorded further west towards Strathdon (NJ 3643 1263 / NJ 3797 1235), but these have been lost/destroyed.