Altbreck
Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Altbreck
Classification Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Dalchork Wood/cnoc Alldabreac
Canmore ID 5221
Site Number NC51SE 29
NGR NC 5929 1021
NGR Description Centre NC 5929 1021
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/5221
- Council Highland
- Parish Lairg
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC51SE 29 591 102
Depopulation comprising the footings of at least five buildings and associated enclosures which has been considerably mutilated by forestry ploughing and planting.
Visited by OS (EGC) 26 June 1963.
A township, comprising two roofed buildings, one unroofed building, one unroofed structure, five enclosures and a head-dyke, is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1879, sheet xcv). One enclosure is shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,000 map (1992).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 20 November 1995.
