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Achairn Burn
Farmstead (Period Unassigned), Head Dyke (Post Medieval)(Possible)
Site Name Achairn Burn
Classification Farmstead (Period Unassigned), Head Dyke (Post Medieval)(Possible)
Canmore ID 97740
Site Number ND24NE 20
NGR ND 289 495
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/97740
- Council Highland
- Parish Wick
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
Note
A farmstead comprising one unroofed building of two compartments and a length of what may be a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xxiv). An unroofed building is shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1994)
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 19 January 1996
