Lewis, Achmore, Blar Allt Nan Turcan
Stone Setting(S) (Neolithic)-(Bronze Age)
Site Name Lewis, Achmore, Blar Allt Nan Turcan
Classification Stone Setting(S) (Neolithic)-(Bronze Age)
Canmore ID 77949
Site Number NB32NW 3
NGR NB 3191 2904
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/77949
- Council Western Isles
- Parish Lochs
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NB32NW 3 3191 2904.
There is a pre-peat setting of nearly 20 earthfast stones some of which were located by probing. Two of those that protrude appear to be set upright, the taller being 1.15m high. The stone mound is about 6.2m (E/W) by 4.1m (N/S) and about 0.8m high. It is located in a strip of uncut peat about 0.7m deep and extends into the cut areas on both sides. It is located on a slight shoulder of ground on a S-facing hillslope, about 150m from the A858 road and about 280m SE of the Achmore standing stone circle.
Another pre-peat setting, or accumulation of stones, is located 46m N of it. It is about 5.1m (N/S) by 3.5m (E/W) and height about 0.5m set on a very slight ridge, with two pre-peat stone walls running under or from it.
M R Curtis and G R Curtis 1992.
