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Achnamoine
Cairnfield (Period Unassigned), Hut Circle(S) (Prehistoric)
Site Name Achnamoine
Classification Cairnfield (Period Unassigned), Hut Circle(S) (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 6759
Site Number NC83SW 5
NGR NC 810 311
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/6759
- Council Highland
- Parish Kildonan
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC83SW 5 810 311.
('A': NC 8104 3116) Enclosure (NR)
('B' NC 8108 3112) Hut Circle (NR)
Centred at NC 810311 on a gentle NE-facing slope is a settlement of four heather-covered hut circles ('A'-'D'). 'A' and 'B' were discovered by the previous field investigator.(Visited by OS (W D J) 16 May 1961
'A' is clearly defined and built into the slope; it measures 13.5m SE-NW by 12.0m within a wall spread up to 3.0m and 0.6m high. The entrance is in the SE.
'B' is a small hut, 4.5m in diameter, within a low wall spread to 2.0m. The entrance is probably in the SE. The interior is marshy.
'C' and 'D' are relatively indistinct, 'C' discernible as a platform built onto the slope. The platform is rimmed by a fragmentary wall spread to 2.0m where visible; the hut measures 9.5m SE-NW by 8.5m within it. The entrance is in the SE.
'D' is about 11.0m E-W by 9.0m within a low wall spread to 2.0m. Part of the E arc has been destroyed by a small drainage channel. The entrance is in the E.
A few probable clearance heaps and lynchets in the immediate vicinity are the only traces of contemporary agriculture.
Surveyed at 1:10 560.
Visited by OS (J B) 10 Feburary 1961
