What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Achnaclyth as Four Poster Stone Circle (bronze Age)(possible). 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.
Achnaclyth is likely a Bronze Age standing stone or megalithic structure, possibly part of a ritual or ceremonial landscape. Its name and context suggest it may have had a symbolic or astronomical function, though specific folklore or detailed use remains unrecorded.
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Places near here
AchnaclythHut Circle(s) (prehistoric) · 230 yd
BouilagFarmstead (period Unassigned), Head Dyke (post Medieval) · 463 yd
Bouilag HillHut Circle (prehistoric) · 710 yd
Wag BurnShieling Hut (post Medieval)(possible) · 1665 yd
ConachreagMountain / peak · 2.4 mi
Memorial to the Duke of KentMemorial · 3.1 mi
Maiden PapMountain / peak · 3.5 mi
Dunbeath War MemorialMemorial · 4.6 mi
Dirlot CastleCastle (medieval) · 9.9 mi
Torr MorNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 13 mi
Bad MairiSettlement (period Unassigned) · 1189 yd
Leathad BreacEnclosure (period Unassigned), Farmstead(s) (period Unassigned), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 1594 ydOther information
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