Monument record MHG1328 - Broch, Achies
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 1363 5505 (70m by 70m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND15NW |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | HALKIRK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
(ND 1364 5506) Mound (NR) OS 6" map, (1970)
This grass-covered hillock has a diameter of 90ft N-S by 80ft transversely. A considerable part of the mound has been removed from the E side. Its greatest elevation is about 8ft. The exposed building and depressions on the summit suggest that this is a broch (RCAHMS 1911). Uncertain broch (Graham 1949).
RCAHMS 1911; A Graham 1949
The grass-covered remains of this mound have been further disfigured and mutilated by a track on S and by ploughing along other sides so that it is now almost a square of 28m sides. No signs of building or walling were in evidence but it is suggestive of a cairn.
Resurveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (R D) 16 February 1965
This mound is generally as described by the previous authorities. Although severely reduced on the S, it appears to be similar to the broch remains recorded on ND15NW 1 and 13.
Visited by OS (J B) 24 December 1981
Mound. Diameter: 30m. Grass-covered circular mound 3m high, truncated on the S side.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG11846 Image/Photograph(s): AP : Cairn, Halkirk.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG1531 Text/Publication/Article: Graham, A. 1949. 'Some observations on the brochs', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 81 1946-7, p.48-99. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 48-99. 96.
- --- SHG2664 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Third report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Caithness. . 31, No. 97.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
