MHG12536 - Ach A' Chuil
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
- TOWNSHIP (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Ach' a' Chuil (NAT) OS 6"map, (1963)
The remains of Ach' a' Chuil, a depopulated settlement which was in existence in 1747, when it is shown to consist of about six buildings with arable (Roy 1747-55). It was cleared in 1814-19.
W Roy 1747-55; Name Book 1873; J Prebble 1963; Visited by OS (E G C) 9 May 1961.
There are appriximately sixteen building foundations, some with structural divisions, ranging in size from 7.0 by 3.0m to 30.0 by 4.0m; also upwards of half-a-dozen enclosures. Two corn-drying kilns were identified at NC 6562 3773 and NC 6574 3773. There is extensive run-rig and a few lazy-beds.
Visited by OS (J M) 16 March 1977.
A township comprising sixteen unroofed buildings, four of which are long buildings, four enclosures and part of a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1878, sheet xliv). One roofed and nineteen unroofed buildings, seven enclosures and boundary and field walling are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,000 map (1987).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 5 October 1995
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG2636 Text/Publication/Volume: Prebble, J. 1963. The Highland clearances. 85-93, 103.
- --- SHG2745 Text/Publication/Volume: Roy, W. 1747-55. Military Survey of Scotland. sheet No. 36/3.
- --- SHG3352 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 21, 29.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred NC 6569 3770 (820m by 456m) (2 map features) |
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Map sheet | NC63NE |
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/5560 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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