Monument record MHG6312 - Achnacloich
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6627 7433 (32m by 103m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH67SE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | ROSSKEEN |
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Full Description
NH67SE 26 6627 7431 and 6628 7439.
At NH 6627 7429 and NH 6628 7437 on an afforested S-facing slope are two circular stone-walled huts (A and B respectively).
"A" is mutilated and measures about 9.0m in diameter between the centres of a wall spread to c.2.0m all round. The indistinct entrance is in the SE.
"B", bisected by a later hill dyke, is about 12.5m in diameter between the centres of a wall spread to c.3.0m. The SE arc is mutilated and no entrance is apparent.
No contemporary cultivation plots can be seen.
Surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (N K B) 29 October 1970.
These two hut circles are now obscured by trees.
RCAHMS 1979.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2670 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Easter Ross, Ross and Cromarty District, Highland Region. . 18, No. 138.
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Record last edited
May 26 2016 11:20AM
