Monument record MHG19481 - Achingills

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Grid reference Centred ND 1565 6390 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND16SE
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish THURSO
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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ND16SE 47 156 639

Longhouse (ND 1568 6392). Dimensions: 18 x 5m. Rectangular structure defined by turf-covered banks 0.2m high, divided into three units, later used as a deposit for clearance stones. Orientation N-S.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995

One roofed building and an enclosure are depicted on the OS first edition map (Caithness 1877, sheet xii), but not on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1970).
information from RCAHMS (FO) 15 February 1996

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May 13 2016 12:00AM

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