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Achlachan Burn
Hut Circle (Prehistoric)
Site Name Achlachan Burn
Classification Hut Circle (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 8380
Site Number ND15SW 9
NGR ND 1371 5283
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/8380
- Council Highland
- Parish Halkirk
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND15SW 9 1371 5283
At ND 1375 5281, situated on top of the S bank of the Achlachan Burn are the remains of a hut circle 6.6m in diameter; they consist of a turf bank 0.5m maximum exterior height, 0.1m interior height, and having an entrance on the E side.
Surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (E G C) 11 April 1962
(ND 1374 5281) Hut Circle (NR) (Published name mis-applied to cairn ND15SW 26.)
OS 25" map, (1967)
At ND 1371 5283 is the wasted hut circle. It measures 9.0m in diameter over a turf-covered wall 0.2m high, but of indeterminate width. The entrance is no longer evident. There is no sign of associated land use. Surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (J M) 12 November 1981
Hut circle. Diameter: 9m. Circular structure defined by walls 0.2m high.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995
