Culsh Earth House

Culsh Earth House is an Iron Age souterrain in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.^[1][2] It is named after Culsh farmsteading nearby, which is still in use to the present day.^[3][4] The site is near the village of Tarland.^[5]

Culsh Earth House

Entrance to Culsh Earth House
Location	Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Coordinates	57.1376°N 2.8197°W / 57.1376; -2.8197
Type	Souterrain
Length	14.5 m (48 ft)
History
Material	Stone
Site notes
Management	Historic Environment Scotland
Public access	Yes
Website	Historic Environment Scotland
Scheduled monument
Official name	Culsh, Souterrain
Type	Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house
Designated	23 May 1994
Reference no.	SM90091

Culsh Earth House has a Statement of Significance from Historic Environment Scotland.^[5]

Description

The Culsh Earth House dates from around the year zero. The underground construction probably served as a storage place.

The souterrain is simple in design and well preserved, complete with flat stone ceiling. The Earth House consists of a curved hallway. From the entrance, the corridor continues straight and then bends to the right. The total length of the corridor is roughly 14.5 meters.^[5] At the end the corridor is slightly wider and higher than the rest of the corridor.