What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Acharn as Cairn (period Unassigned). 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.
Acharn is an unassigned cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of prehistoric burial and monument practices in Scotland, though specific details remain undetermined.
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Places near here
AcharnHouse(s) (period Unassigned) · 109 yd
Loch ArienasBuilding (period Unassigned)(possible) · 326 yd
Arienas PointHeadland · 1161 yd
ClagganCairn(s) (period Unassigned) · 1635 yd
Rubh' an Aoinidh BhigHeadland · 1.1 mi
Eilean nan EunIslet · 1.5 mi
Beinn na h-UamhaMountain / peak · 1.9 mi
Kinlochaline CastleTower House (medieval) · 2.0 mi
KinlochalineLithic Implement(s) (period Unassigned) · 2.0 mi
Eas na MucaireachdWaterfall · 2.2 mi
Glen Carradale: Loch Aline Jetty, Sound of MullMotor Fishing Vessel (20th Century) · 3.5 mi
Beinn ChlaonleudMountain / peak · 3.8 mi