MHG42394 - Farmstead, Achlyness

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Centred at NC25SW 248 525

Rubble-filled hut, 11ft by 18ft. T C Welsh 1969f.

NC 249 524. Deserted farmstead with contemporary ruinous kiln and enclosure walls. Visited by OS (AA) 20 July 1971.

This township comprises fourteen roofed and four unroofed buildings as depicted on the 1st edition of the OS six-inch map (Sutherland 1878, sheet xxii). The site comprises twelve roofed and thirteen unroofed buildings as shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1962).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 11 August 1995.

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--- SHG97 Text/Publication/Article: Welsh, T C. 1969. 'Achlyness', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1969, p.49. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 49. 49.

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Grid reference	Centred NC 2479 5250 (20m by 20m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC25SW
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	EDDRACHILLIS

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Part of: Farmstead, Achlyness (Monument) (MHG11203)

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/71067 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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