MHG26137 - Firing Range, Achlochan
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Full Description
Low grassy mound in front of a stone built structure with remains of one pulley type target. The Drill Hall has interior doors tall enough for the men to go through shouldering their rifles. F Ross pers comm.
Landranger 15.
Information supplied by Annette Jack, 18.10.01
See assoc. docs. File.
J Aitken : 29.10.01
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NC00NW 44 0224 0733
The target of a firing range stands about 400m to the NW of Achlochan House. It consists of a wall 2.4m high and 0.55m thick protected on its NE side by a bank 3m thick. Behind the wall there is a concrete pit 0.55m wide, within which are the remains of a pulley for raising targets.
(ACHIL94 471)
Visited by RCAHMS (SDB) 21 May 1994
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 0224 0733 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC00NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | LOCHBROOM |
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- https://canmore.org.uk/site/115376 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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