What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Achany as Chambered Cairn (neolithic). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Neolithic chambered cairn, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE. It represents a significant prehistoric funerary and ceremonial site, reflecting early communal burial practices in Scotland.
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Places near here
Achany BridgeRoad Bridge (period Unassigned) · 70 yd
Achany HouseHouse (period Unassigned) · 273 yd
AchanyEnclosure(s) (period Unassigned)(possible) · 308 yd
River ShinKerb Cairn (prehistoric) · 425 yd
East WoodForest · 696 yd
Achany WoodForest · 1118 yd
Lochan Nam PeathraicheanNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.4 mi
Raemore WoodNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.4 mi
Falls of Shin Visitor CentreVisitor information · 1.7 mi
Falls of ShinWaterfall · 1.7 mi
Cnòc Tòrr an LeamhainMountain / peak · 1.9 mi
Meall a' GhruididhMountain / peak · 2.5 miOther information
Photo: sylvia duckworth · CC BY-SA 2.0