Achlyness
Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Achlyness
Classification Township (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Achlighness
Canmore ID 71067
Site Number NC25SW 7
NGR NC 248 525
NGR Description Centred NC 248 525
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/71067
- Council Highland
- Parish Eddrachillis
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC25SW 7 centred 248 525
NC 249 524. Rubble-filled hut, 11ft by 18ft.
T C Welsh 1969f.
NC 249 524. Deserted farmstead with contemporary ruinous kiln and enclosure walls.
Visited by OS (AA) 20 July 1971.
This township comprises fourteen roofed and four unroofed buildings as depicted on the 1st edition of the OS six-inch map (Sutherland 1878, sheet xxii). The site comprises twelve roofed and thirteen unroofed buildings as shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1962).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 11 August 1995.
Watching Brief (April 2009)
Watching brief
Claire Shaw – Jacobs Engineering UK Ltd
NC 24998 52316 – NC 25188 52157 In 2008 (DES 2008, 104), we assessed the potential impacts of water main
replacement from Achlyness to the A838. A watching brief was then carried out in April 2009 on the southern section of the pipeline between NC 24831 52507 and NC 25188 52157.
No features of archaeological significance were discovered and the development did not affect the remains of a turf bank at site 7.
Archive: RCAHMS
Funder: Scottish Water Solutions
