MHG11153 - Achaness
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Type and Period (1)
- TOWNSHIP (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC71SE 10 7870 1500.
(NC 7870 1500) Achaness (NAT)
OS 6"map, (1969)
Achness or Achaneas . . . applies to several small ruins. The inhabitants were burned out about 1812 by the then Duke of Sutherland's orders.
Name Book 1871.
The footings and remains up to 0.5m high of at least nine buildings ranging in size from 10.0m by 5.0m to 26.0m by 4.0m together with associated enclosures, two sheepfolds and the remains of a kiln.
Visited by OS (R D L) 23 April 1964.
A township, comprising eleven unroofed building, two enclosures and some field walls, is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1879, sheet lxxxviii). Ten unroofed buildings, two enclosures and some field walls are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1963).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 23 October 1995.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7869 1490 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC71SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | CLYNE |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/6053 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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