Carlungie and Ardestie earthhouses
Carlungie and Ardestie Earthhouses can be found in farmland north of Monifieth and Carnoustie. They date to the late Iron Age, from the 1st to 2nd centuries AD. They are examples of souterrains, probably used to store food.Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ardestie, Earth House and Newbigging Parish Church And War Memorial.
Ardestie, Earth House
Archaeological site
Photo: TheCreator, Public domain.
Ardestie, Earth House is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 mile southwest of Carlungie and Ardestie earthhouses.
Newbigging Parish Church And War Memorial
Church
Photo: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newbigging Parish Church And War Memorial is situated 1 mile west of Carlungie and Ardestie earthhouses.
Panmure Testimonial
Monument
Photo: Val Vannet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Panmure Testimonial, otherwise known as the Live and Let Live Memorial, is a monument in Angus, Scotland. It was erected in 1839 to commemorate the generosity of William Maule, the 2nd Earl of Panmure during the 'year of short corn' in 1826, a year in which an unusually hot and dry summer led to severe food shortages. Panmure Testimonial is situated 1 mile north of Carlungie and Ardestie earthhouses.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newbigging and Lucknow.
Newbigging
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newbigging is a village in Angus, Scotland, two miles northeast of Dundee. The name "Newbigging" originally referred to a "new bigging" or "new cottar town".
Lucknow
Hamlet
Lucknow is a hamlet in Angus, Scotland. It lies on the A930 road between Monifieth and Barry. Lucknow is situated 1½ miles south of Carlungie and Ardestie earthhouses.
Barry
Village
Photo: tormentor4555, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barry is a small village in Angus, Scotland, on Barry Burn at the mouth of the River Tay. The recent completion of a bypass for the village on the A930 road from Dundee to Carnoustie is something that was originally planned before the Second World War. Barry is situated 2 miles southeast of Carlungie and Ardestie earthhouses.
Carlungie and Ardestie earthhouses
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: construction in Angus, Scotland, UK
- Categories: fixed construction, grassland, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.51329° or 56° 30′ 48″ northLongitude
-2.79593° or 2° 47′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C8VG673+8JOpenStreetMap ID
way 1036812771OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=grassWikidata ID
Q1043451
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Carlungie and Ardestie earthhouses” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Carlungie Earth House”
- Esperanto: “Carlungie”
- German: “Carlungie”
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