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Achargary

Cairnfield (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Achargary

Classification Cairnfield (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 6304

Site Number NC75SW 16

NGR NC 718 548

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Farr
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Sutherland
  • Former County Sutherland

Archaeology Notes

NC75SW 16 718 548.

(Area: NC 718 548) A few field clearance heaps are scattered abut the area of NC75SW 3. They measure 3.6m to 4.2m in diameter.

RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909; Visited by OS (J L D) 3 May 1960.

These mounds are typical of hut circle associated field clearance, but no cultivation plots or huts are evident.

Visited by OS (J M) 25 June 1977.

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