Monument record MHG10770 - Possible Well, Achnabourin
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7100 5882 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC75NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
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Full Description
Field survey notes (undated) in SMR file - HAW 11/2003
NC75NW 18 7101 5883.
Wellhead (NR) OS 6"map, (1964)
Remains of small circular building, 10ft diameter, with rough stone walling. At a distance of a few feet to south is a small round mound, and in front, where many large stones are visible beneath the broken surface, an underground opening, 1ft 6ins to 2ft square, is said to have existed.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909.
A probable well-head, situated in a hollow below summit of hill, on E. Only W segment of drystone wall, 0.3m high, remains, the rest of structure surviving as a course of stones. A moss-covered pile of stones lies adjacent on south.
Visited by OS (J L D) 5 May 1960.
These features, all now moss-covered, are as described by the previous field investigator. There is no local tradition of this being the site of a well. Visited by OS (J B) 18 December 1978.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2657 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Second report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Sutherland. . 89, No. 263.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
