Monument record MHG45492 - Broch & cup marks, Achaness House
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 4700 0252 (10m by 10m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC40SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | CREICH |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Photos of cupmarks in SMR provided by Mrs L Byron. She reports that the area to SE of the main broch structure is raised above the plain and has stone work on it - are these outworks etc ? NB both the brochs are marked as "Pictish Tower (ruins)" on 1st ed OS - HAW 12/2003
Cup-marked stone reported by Alastair Macrae of Rosehall, Sutherland on 1 December 2003. He reports that the stone is on the south side of the top of the broch mound, about 3-4 feet wide and the same high. The cup markings have ben revealed by poaching from cattle and sheep and there are about 5 or 6 of them, perfectly hemispherical and 2-3" diameter. They are at the base of the flat side of the stone, facing north.
John Wood 1-12-2003
NMRS Notes:
NC40SE 3 4701 0253.
Broch (NR) (remains of) OS 1:10,000 map, (1971)
The remains of a broch now consisting of a grass-covered mound 2m max height. Several large stones protrude, particularly on E & S sides and the slopes are strewn with rubble. No wall-face is visible, but there are indications of walling on SE side. The diameter of top of mound is 14m and entrance may have been on NW.
Surveyed at 1:2500. RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909.
No change to previous field report of 26 May 1963.
Visited by OS (J B) 9 September 1976.
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SHG14623 Image/Photograph(s): Achaness House. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG2657 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Second report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Sutherland. . 19, No. 50.
- --- SHG9604 Image/Photograph(s): Broch, Achness house, Invercassley. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG9610 Image/Photograph(s): Broch, Achness house, Invercassley. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG9616 Image/Photograph(s): Broch, Achness house, Invercassley. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
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Record last edited
Jun 24 2011 11:34AM
