Archaeology Notes

Event ID 756171

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NC96SE 95 centred on 992 637

An S-shaped stretch of field-bank and five small cairns (NMRS, MS 738/25, nos.3 and 4) were recorded, during the course of a pre-afforestation survey by AOC (Scotland) Ltd, in boggy ground to the NE of Achrasker farmstead (NC96SE 76). The field-bank, which is 1m wide and 0.8m high, fades out in an area of bog. Nearby to the E are three small cairns, all approximately 1m in diameter and 0.3m high. Some 100m to the S are a further two small cairns (NMRS, MS 738/25, no.5), approximately 2m in diameter.

A Smith and D Rankin, AOC (Scotland) Ltd, November 1995; NMRS MS 738/25

NC 993 634 (centre) A pre-afforestation survey was carried out on behalf of Historic Scotland by AOC (Scotland) Ltd in November 1995, covering slightly less than 1sq km of land at Achrasker, 3km SE of Reay. Nine sites had already been recorded in the area by the RCAHMS. The survey found that some of the known sites were more extensive than previously recorded, and in addition discovered several new sites, including:

NC 9925 6375 Bank and cairns.

Sponsor: Historic Scotland

AOC (Scotland) Ltd 1996