Achamor
Corn Drying Kiln (Period Unassigned), Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Achamor
Classification Corn Drying Kiln (Period Unassigned), Township (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 73986
Site Number NC72SE 1
NGR NC 781 227
NGR Description Centred NC 781 227
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/73986
- Council Highland
- Parish Clyne
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC72SE 1 centred 781 227.
Achamor: a depopulated settlement which is shown on Roy's map (1747-55), but was ruinous by 1875 (date of compilation of Name Book).
W Roy 1747-55; OS Name Book 1875.
The remains consist of building and enclosure foundations, the former varying in size from 9m by 3m to 48m by 3.5m. One kiln was identified.
Visited by OS (JLD) 14 July 1961.
A township comprising five unroofed buildings, one of which is a T-shaped, long building, three enclosures and an area of cultivation, is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1879, sheet lxxvii). Twelve unroofed buildings, part of a circular unroofed structure and four enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1963).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 12 October 1995.
