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Achaneas

Broch (iron Age)(possible), Broch (bronze Age) - (iron Age), Cup Marked Stone (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Kerb Cairn (prehistoric)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Achaneas as Broch (iron Age)(possible), Broch (bronze Age) - (iron Age), Cup Marked Stone (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Kerb Cairn (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Achaneas is a Neolithic cup marked stone and a prehistoric kerb cairn, with possible Iron Age broch remains, indicating a multi-period sacred or ritual landscape. Its features reflect long-term ceremonial use from the Neolithic through to the Iron Age.

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