Monument record MHG11153 - Achaness
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7869 1490 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC71SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | CLYNE |
Map
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Full Description
NC71SE 10 7870 1500.
(NC 7870 1500) Achaness (NAT)
OS 6"map, (1969)
Achness or Achaneas . . . applies to several small ruins. The inhabitants were burned out about 1812 by the then Duke of Sutherland's orders.
Name Book 1871.
The footings and remains up to 0.5m high of at least nine buildings ranging in size from 10.0m by 5.0m to 26.0m by 4.0m together with associated enclosures, two sheepfolds and the remains of a kiln.
Visited by OS (R D L) 23 April 1964.
A township, comprising eleven unroofed building, two enclosures and some field walls, is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1879, sheet lxxxviii). Ten unroofed buildings, two enclosures and some field walls are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1963).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 23 October 1995.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG3357 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 26, 54.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
