MHG6312 - Achnacloich
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH67SE 26 6627 7431 and 6628 7439.
At NH 6627 7429 and NH 6628 7437 on an afforested S-facing slope are two circular stone-walled huts (A and B respectively).
"A" is mutilated and measures about 9.0m in diameter between the centres of a wall spread to c.2.0m all round. The indistinct entrance is in the SE.
"B", bisected by a later hill dyke, is about 12.5m in diameter between the centres of a wall spread to c.3.0m. The SE arc is mutilated and no entrance is apparent.
No contemporary cultivation plots can be seen.
Surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (N K B) 29 October 1970.
These two hut circles are now obscured by trees.
RCAHMS 1979.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6627 7433 (32m by 103m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH67SE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | ROSSKEEN |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/13753 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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