Achamore
Hut Circle(S) (Prehistoric)
Site Name Achamore
Classification Hut Circle(S) (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 6262
Site Number NC75NW 57
NGR NC 742 579
NGR Description Centred NC 742 579
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/6262
- Council Highland
- Parish Farr
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC75NW 57 centred 742 579.
Centred at NC 742 579, within the deserted township of Achamore (NC75NW 37), are two hut circles ('A' and 'B').
'A' is turf covered and measures 12.0m in diameter within a low wall spread to 1.5m. The entrance is in the south east.
'B' is set on top of a knoll; the remains are obscure and survive as a platform about 13.0m in overall diameter. In the north arc where the wall is traceable, it is spread to 1.5m. The hut has been disfigured in the south, probably destroying the entrance.
Except for a few isolated clearance heaps there is no trace of associated cultivation; the area has been largely cultivated by the later occupants.
Surveyed at 1:10,000.
Visited by OS (J B) 30 August 1977.
