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MHG12867 - Building - Achuvoldrach

Summary

This building served as a shelter for those awaiting the ferry across the Kyle.

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A rapid coastal zone assessment survey was conducted by GUARD in the Autumn of 1997 commissioned by Historic Scotland from the Viking and Early Settlement Archaeological Research Project based at the University of Glasgow.

At the landward side of the coastal road, immediately north of the access point to the pier is a roofless circular structure. This building has a 3.2 m internal diameter inside walls 0.6 m thick and standing to a height of 2.3 m. There is an entrance at the west side, facing the rising ground at the rear. Diametrically opposed to this is a blocked window which would have faced out over the Kyle. The mortar of this building is crumbling, the lintels above the door and window have been partially replaced with wood which is now rotting, and several of the upper courses have no bonding while some have collapsed in to the interior. There is a small stream which runs past the north of this structure which has been revetted on its south bank to protect the building. This building served as a shelter for those awaiting the ferry across the Kyle (Beaton 1995, 90) and later as a store-house (pers comm Gordy Mackay of Achuvoldrach house). <1>

NGR adjusted based on 2023 vertical aerial photographs. <2>

A snecked rubble circular building with an entrance orientated W, away from the shore. Its use is unclear but most likely to have been a store or shelter.

Information from RCAHMS (SC) 6th August 1999

Recorded as an observation post or pillbox by the Defence of Britain Project (UORN 14982). The circular stone structure is depicted on the 2nd edition of the OS 25-inch map, (Sutherland), 1901.

Information from RCAHMS (DE), July 2004

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Grid reference	Centred NC 5690 5875 (11m by 12m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC55NE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	TONGUE

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