MHG10789 - Achanlochy
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- SETTLEMENT (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Local spelling of the name is Achanlochy; but the NMRS has Achinlochy.
John Wood
28.3.2000
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NMRS Notes:
NC75NW 36 Centred on 716 585
(NC 716 585) Achinlochy. The remains of a depopulated settlement, which since it was under sheep by 1873, is presumably one of those abandoned during the clearance of Strathnaver between 1814 and 1819.
Name Book 1873; J Prebble 1963.
Achinlochy (name verified) a deserted township comprising at least eleven domestic structures with associated enclosures. The western side of the township is being destroyed by the enlarging of a quarry. Run-rig plough lines can be seen on the river terrace to the north west and north east of the township.
Visited by OS (J B) 21 July 1977.
A township, comprising seven unroofed buildings and two enclosures, is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1878, sheet xviii). The township is shown as ten unroofed buildings and three enclosures on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1964).
Information from RCAHMS (FO) 17 August 1995.
The township has been fenced in and a plaque with a small description and site plan has been erected by Bettyhill Museum. In addition to the OS description there are two corn-drying kilns.
Information from A K Kilpatrick to RCAHMS, 29 May 1997, visited 26 May 1997.
Sources/Archives (26)
- --- Image/Photograph(s): Corn-drying kiln (2). Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- Image/Photograph(s): Corn-drying kiln.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- Image/Photograph(s): Achanlochy. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- Image/Photograph(s): Achanlochy. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- Image/Photograph(s): Achanlochy. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- Image/Photograph(s): Achanlochy. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- Image/Photograph(s): Achanlochy. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- Image/Photograph(s): Achanlochy. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- Image/Photograph(s): Highland Council Archaeology Unit. HCAU Slide Collection Sheet 14. Colour slide. . Digital (scanned). 284,290,296.
- --- Image/Photograph(s): Highland Council Archaeology Unit. HCAU Slide Collection Sheet 17. Colour slide. . Digital (scanned). 327, 333, 339.
- --- Image/Photograph(s): Highland Council Archaeology Unit. HCAU Slide Collection Sheet 18. Colour slide. . Digital (scanned). 352.
- --- Text/Publication/Volume: Prebble, J. 1963. The Highland clearances. 106-24.
- --- Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 20, 129.
- --- Image/Photograph(s): B/W Negative. .
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- --- Image/Photograph(s): B/W Negative. .
- --- Image/Photograph(s): Depop, Achanlochy, signpost. Digital Image. .
- --- Image/Photograph(s): Achanlochy, Parking '93. Digital Image. .
- --- Image/Photograph(s): Highland Regional Council. 1985. Depop. settlement, Achinlochy, Strathnaver. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7160 5854 (245m by 147m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC75NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/6239 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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