MHG63972 - Platform and possible roundhouse - Skiag
Summary
A curving level area projecting from the end of a natural ridge at Skiag.
Type and Period (2)
- PLATFORM (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- HUT CIRCLE? (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? (between) to 560 AD? (between))
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A survey was undertaken at Achmore by members of Historic Assynt in 2014.
At the foot of a south sloping terrace close to the A837 and Loch Assynt a curving level area projects from the end of a natural ridge NE into what is now a marshy area. From the west side a very small burn flows in a curving line around the north side of the level area and then south into the marshy ground. The edges of the platform may have been roughly revetted or alternatively stones from the surface of the platform have been pushed over the edge. Viewed from above the level platform's NW end appears to have on it a circular feature approx 10 - 11m in diameter. However standing on the level area this feature is at most a curving bank a mere 2 or 3cms high. The whole thing could be entirely natural or it could be the site of a severely eroded round house or the details observed could be the remnants of activity on the platform when the area was used by road gangs in the mid twentieth century or some combination of these alternatives. <1>
GIS spatial data created in 2019 based on location of site as seen on 2009 vertical AP's. <2>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG29798 Text/Record Form: Sleight, G. 2014. Archaeological site record: Skiag platform. Historic Assynt.
- <1> SHG29799 Text/Record Form: Sleight, G. 2017. Archaeological site record: Stone circle - Achnacarnin. Historic Assynt.
- <2> SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 2360 2426 (21m by 21m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC22SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | ASSYNT |
| Unitary Authority | HIGHLAND |
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