Monument record MHG954 - Township, Achforsiescye

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Location

Grid reference Centred ND 0217 5694 (313m by 240m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND05NW
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish REAY
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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Achforsiescye: Two ruined longhouses up to 1m high; one has the remains of a kiln at the S end. The structure to the NNW is a longhouse, remodelled as a sheepfold, and now falling into disrepair. Field walls and cleared ground with rig and furrow attend the structures.
Visited by OS (J B) 28 July 1981.

What may be a township comprising six unroofed buildings, one of which is a long building, and three enclosures is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xvi). Four unroofed buildings and one enclosure are shown on the OS 1:10560 map (1963).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 15 September 1995.

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Record last edited

May 31 2016 1:00PM

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