MHG18906 - Drove stance - E of Achkeepster, Baledavist
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- ENCLOSURE (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
- DROVE STANCE (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Two conjoined enclosures, one of which contains cultivated ground, are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xxiii), but they are not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1976).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 23 November 1995
Only enclosures shown at this general GR are on the E side of the road. GR corrcted to above from 1st ed OS. <1>
Hooper: Drovers appear to have converged on this area before moving south; the enclosures on the other side of the road to Achkeepster were used as holding pens (Innes Miller pers comm). <2>
This site was visited by D Glass in 2012. It was described as a stock enclosure adjacent to the A9 road and lying to the east of it. The Mybster electricity sub-station was immediately north of the site. The enclosure was in the form of a parallelogram of dimensions 154 metres by 67 metres. Earthen dykes contained the enclosure and divided it into two compartments of approximately equal size. The dykes had spread to a width of two to three metres and were reduced to a height of one metre or less. There were openings in the west and east walls of the northern compartment. <3>
The banks of the enclosre were breached and recorded by AOC Archaeology Group in 2017-18 during groundworks for a new electricity cable and circuit breaker housing for the adjacent Mybster substation. <4>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SHG23635 Verbal Communication: White, H. Comment by Hilary White, HC Archaeologist.
- <2> SHG21392 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Hooper, J.. 02/2001. Achkeepster, Caithness, Location of Proposed Windfarm: An Archaeological Assessment. Janet Hooper. 27/03/2001. Paper and Digital. p.6.
- <3> SHG25807 Text/Record Form: Glass, D. 2012. Achkeepster Drove Stance. Yes. Digital.
- <4> SHG28375 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Fraser, L. & Peteranna, M.. 2018. Bad a Cheo Wind Farm and Achkeepster Drovers’ Enclosure, near Mybster, Caithness: Archaeological Watching Brief, Data Structure Report. AOC Archaeology Group. Digital.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 1696 5160 (102m by 187m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND15SE |
| Civil Parish | HALKIRK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (4)
- DBA & Walkover survey - proposed wind farm, Achkeepster, Caithness (EHG381)
- DBA and Walkover Survey- Drovers' Enclosure, Achkeepster, near Mybster, Caithness (EHG5069)
- Measured Survey - Drovers' Enclosure, Achkeepster, near Mybster, Caithness (Ref:AOC70184) (EHG5068)
- Watching brief - Bad a' Cheo Wind Farm, Achkeepster (EHG5333)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/90834 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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