MHG2402 - Cists, Achavar

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SHORT CIST (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)

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Short Cists found AD 1845 and 1865 (NAT)
OS 1:10,000 map, (1977)

A group of short cists was discovered about 1845 during trenching operations, about 50 yds from 'a large green cairn' (presumably ND23NE 3) along the base of a natural wall of rock at Achavar.
About 1865, R I Shearer relocated them and opened three of them.
J Anderson 1866.

The site occurs at the base of a natural ridge of rock running N-S. No other information. Visited by OS (A A) 4 May 1967.

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--- SHG1404 Text/Publication/Article: Anderson, J. & Shearer, R.I.. 1866. Report on the ancient remains of Caithness and results of explorations conducted for the Anthropological Society of London by Messrs. Joseph Anderson and Robert Innes Shearer in 1865. Memoirs Read Before the Anthropological Society of London Vol. 2 (1865-6). 226-56. 252-3.

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Grid reference	Centred ND 2623 3694 (4m by 4m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	ND23NE
Civil Parish	LATHERON
Geographical Area	CAITHNESS

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/8606 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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