Achnabeinn

ND05NW 11 0430 5726.

(ND 0430 5726) Mound (NR)

OS 6" map, Caithness, 2nd ed., (1907)

The remains of a large, oval, many-chambered construction. Overall it measures 88ft E-W by 56ft transversely. Numerous large pointed stones protrude irregularly through the turf. At the E side the outline of an oblong compart- ment some 23ft in length by 10ft in breadth is apparent, the wall of which at one end, built of very large stones, still stands to a height of about 3ft. The outlines of foundations visible on the turf seem to indicate a number of small oblong compartments with probably a circular one in the centre. (N.B. This is erroneously described as 'Tulloch Gorm': ND05NW 12.)

RCAHMS 1911.

This is a large, grass-over, oval stony mound, about 31m E-W by 17m transversely and 1.3m high. It is much mutilated but several upright stone slabs on the site suggest that the mound may have been a chambered cairn.

Visited by OS (E G C) 10 April 1961.

This is a turf-covered mound, generally as described by the RCAHMS, situated on gently sloping moorland above the Forse Water. The summit has been disturbed, and a number of upright stones and wall footings have been exposed which appear to form a series of compartments, but there are insufficient remains to indicate their size or purpose. They do not resemble a chambered cairn, but the mode of construction of what little remains does seem to indicate considerable antiquity. It may be a nucleated homestead, possibly multi-phased, but the quality of the remains does not allow positive classification. There is no evidence of land-use in the vicinity.

Visited by OS (J B) 7 September 1981.