Monument record MHG11693 - Achvaich Burn

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Grid reference Centred NH 7041 9631 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH79NW
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish DORNOCH

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NH79NW 29 7042 9631.
Noted during pre-afforestation survey.
D Ross 1983.

A large hut circle levelled into the slope. It measures 13.0m in diameter between wall centres. The peat covered wall measures up to 2.5m wide and 0.5m high. Two large outer facing stones on SE mark the entrance. There is little trace of contemporary cultivation.
D W Ross, S E Finlay and P Ashmore 1983, 13 (see archive MS/578/1)

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  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Ross, D. 1983. 'Achormlaire Hill (Creich and Dornoch p) survey', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1983, p.15-16. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 15-16. 15-16.

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Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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