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Souterrain (called Carlungie II by Wainwright) discovered on 7 November 1949 in the same field as Carlungie I (NO53NW0014) by the farm grieve who drew Wainwright's attention to it. It was partially excavated by Wainwright on 27-28th March 1951 to identify what the structure was and thereafter covered up so that there is no surface indication of the site. The limited excavation did not establish the length of the passage, but its width, height, corbelled walls and other structural features show that in general character it resembles Carlungie I (NO53NW0014) and Ardestie (NO53SW0001). The roof was incomplete, the height of the souterrain was circa 1.98 m. Wainwright established that the souterrain had been built as others of the 'Angus' type, by digging a trench which was faced with boulders and slabs upwards, possibly above the surface level. In the filling of the passage, described as moist black earth with no trace of stratification, were found part of a rotary quern of sandstone and a bronze brooch, cruciform with glass and enamel inserts, set in prepared hollows. This has been identified as 2nd century and Gaulish, possibly Belgian. Its pin is broken. Surface structures were not located by the excavation but were suggested by the fact that the finds came from the filling.
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Historic Environment Records (HER) 
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NO53NW0024 - CARLUNGIE