Monument record MHG11631 - Achinchanter
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8000 9099 (300m by 300m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH89SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DORNOCH |
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Full Description
NH89SW 8 80 91.
There are numerous hut circles and small tumuli close to the high water mark on the links near Dornoch and Embo. The hut circles are generally from 20 to 30ft in diameter, nearly circular, with entrances in the SE. The tumuli (soil & stone), are 2 to 4ft high and 4 to 7ft in diameter. Some hut circles excavated revealing traces of fire in one.
A spearhead of rough workmanship was found near one of the hut circles which was close to the cairn NH89SW 1.
L Tait 1870.
No trace. The area is now partly occupied by a golf course, and partly overgrown with whin.
Visited by OS (N K B) 3 November 1969.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1166 Text/Publication/Article: Tait, L. 1870. 'Note of a Kist, with a Cup-marked cover, found in a mound on the Links of Dornoch', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 7 1866-8, p.270. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 270. 270.
- --- SHG1226 Text/Publication/Article: Tait, L. 1870. 'Notes on the shell mounds, hut-circles, and kistvaans of Sutherlands', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 7 1866-8, p.525-32. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 525-32. 527-8.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
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Record last edited
May 13 2016 12:00AM
