MHG10857 - Achanellan Burn
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
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Full Description
Centred on NC 733 527, along a west facing slope, is a settlement of 4 hut circles (A-D) in association with a field system. All the huts are much reduced and peat covered. The huts in order A to D measure internally 6.5m by 5.0m, 10.0m by 8.5m, 6.5m by 5.0m, and 8.0m by 7.0m; entrances, ill defined, are in the south quarter on the line of the long axis. The walls are spread from between 1.5m and 2.0m. The field system is denoted in stone clearance heaps, spaced 10.0m to 15.0m apart on average, interspersed by sporadic rickles and banks of cleared stone; a cultivation plot 20.0m by 15.0m was noted.
Surveyed at 1:10,000.
Visited by OS (J M) 7 September 1977.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7332 5284 (182m by 437m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC75SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/6354 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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