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MHG66126 - Building - Achuvoldrach

Summary

Tri-partite structure which runs E-W and is 43 m long by 5 m wide.

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A rapid coastal zone assessment survey was conducted by GUARD in the Autumn of 1997 commissioned by Historic Scotland from the Viking and Early Settlement Archaeological Research Project based at the University of Glasgow.

At the north side of the outlet of the Achuvoldrach burn is a tri-partite structure which runs E-W and is 43 m long by 5 m wide, externally. The most easterly compartment is 15 m long and all the walls of the dry-stone construction have tumbled with the exception of the east gable which stands to 1.5 m high. The central compartment is 15 m long and is largely reduced to tumble, except for the west gable which stands to its full height and is of mortared dry stone construction. This gable also forms the east end of the west compartment which is the most upstanding of the three, as it has been repaired and patched up. This compartment has a corrugated-iron roof hung on a timber frame over walls that survive to 1.7 m high and it is clearly being used as a store. <1>

NGR adjusted based on 2023 vertical aerial photographs. <2>

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Grid reference	Centred NC 5697 5913 (39m by 14m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC55NE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	TONGUE

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