Achies West
Broch (Iron Age)(Possible)
Site Name Achies West
Classification Broch (Iron Age)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Achies 3
Canmore ID 8306
Site Number ND15NW 16
NGR ND 1305 5522
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Halkirk
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND15NW 16 1305 5522.
(ND 1305 5522) Broch (NR) (site of)
OS 6" map, (1970)
Recorded as a 'site' with no further information.
Name Book 1872; RCAHMS 1911.
Except for a very slight rise in the ground, no trace of a broch or any other structure could be seen at this site.
Visited by OS (R D) 8 February 1965.
No change to the previous field report.
Visited by OS (J B) 24 December 1981.
Publication Account (2007)
ND15 5 ACHIES 3 (‘Achies West’, 'Harpsdale')
ND/1305 5522
Site of a possible broch in Halkirk,. Caithness, reported by Anderson to have been destroyed in 1841 and to have had a well with clear water in it [3]. There is nothing to be seen now but a slight rise in the ground.
Sources: 1. NMRS site no. ND 15 NW 16: 2. RCAHMS 1911b, 47, no. 180: 3. Anderson 1890, 185: 4. Swanson (ms) 1985 (ms), 652.
E W MacKie 2007
