Monument record MHG11160 - Achir na Kyle
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7962 1333 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC71SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | CLYNE |
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Full Description
NC71SE 17 7962 1333.
"Near the broch at Achir na Kyle (NC71SE 13) the guide went into a dark underground hole which opened up in the face of a green bank. He said there was a similar chamber inside where half a dozen men might sleep.These may have been places of refuge for the people in times of feud and rapine."
C Cordiner 1780.
The feature described above could not be located. There is a small natural cave or rock shelter at NC 7962 1333, at the SE base of the promontory on which stands the broch (NC71SE 13) to which Cordiner may be alluding. No further information.
Visited by OS (R D L) 5 May 1964.
No change to previous field report.
Visited by OS (J M) 20 February 1976.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2061 Text/Publication/Volume: Cordiner, C. 1780. Antiquities and scenery of the north of Scotland, in a series of letters to Thomas Pennant, Esq.. 75.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
