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MHG39371 - Enclosure, Achnaclyth

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Buildings here include the well preserved remains of 2 long houses, one of which appears to have been reused as a kiln barn; a third smaller building is also represented. Just to the N of this settlement are the slight foundations of 2 small rectangular buildings.
Information from Historic Scotland July 1992.

A farmstead comprising four unroofed buildings, two of which are long buildings, and an enclosure is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xxxviii). Four unroofed buildings, one unroofed structure and an enclosure are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1962).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 8 January 1996.

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Grid reference	Centred ND 1073 3402 (60m by 60m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	ND13SW
Civil Parish	LATHERON
Geographical Area	CAITHNESS

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