Tealing, souterrain

In 1871 the souterrain was discovered by a farmer during ploughing of the field. Three years later in 1874 the site was excavated by antiquarian Andrew Jervise. It was discovered that the chamber was composed of a series of compartments and would have been roofed by stone slabs. There was also a room at the end of the chamber formed by two upright slabs. Two Bronze Age cup and ring marked stones were used in the construction of the walls. There was also several finds including animal bones, native pottery sherds, 10 quern-stones and Roman glass and pottery.

The Tealing Earth House dates from around the first and second centuries AD. The underground construction probably served as a storage place. The souterrain is curved with a length of 24.4 m, width of 2.5 m and a height of 2 m. It originally would have had stone slabs covering the chamber. Two Bronze Age cup and ring marked stones were repurposed for the structure's internal walls.