Castlelaw Iron Age Earth House and Hill Fort, Edinburgh, Scotland 11.11.17. This 1st or 2nd cen
Castlelaw Iron Age Earth House and Hill Fort, Edinburgh, Scotland 11.11.17. This 1st or 2nd century CE Earth House sits within an Iron Age Fort. By the time the subterranean features had been constructed the fort served a more domesticated and defensive role. The souterrain has a long curving passage with a sizeable side chamber. It seems likely that it was not used for dwelling but the storage of foodstuffs and valuables. It would have been distinctive and noticeable from the surface and was therefore not really likely to be a hiding place. The underground passage stretches for some distance and in the last few minutes of light yesterday, it provided a real sense of what domestic Iron Age life might have been like so long ago. -- source link
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