Monument record MHG11708 - Achosnich
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7249 9434 (125m by 58m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH79SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DORNOCH |
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Full Description
NH79SW 8 724 943.
Centred on NH 724 943 is a settlement of three hut circles (A-C). Contemporary cultivation is indicated by a few stone clearance heaps in the immediate vicinity, and traces of field walls.
'A' meassures 8.2m in diameter between centres of a wall of 1.4m average thickness. Entrance gap in the SSE.
'B' and 'C' are co-joined, and measure internally 7.7m and 6.7m respectively, each with an inner wall face of contiguous slabs on edge backed by rubble spread to 1.5m. Entrance gaps in the SE arcs.
Surveyed at 1/10 560.
Visited by OS (J M) 29 May 1975.
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Record last edited
May 27 2016 12:29PM
