What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Achanellan as Cairnfield (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Achanellan is a Neolithic cairnfield, dating to the earlier part of the first millennium BCE. Its significance lies in providing evidence of prehistoric land use and burial practices in the region.
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Places near here
Achanellan BurnCairnfield (period Unassigned), Hut Circle(s) (prehistoric) · 1138 yd
Skelpick BurnCairnfield (period Unassigned) · 1387 yd
AchargarySheepfold (period Unassigned), Township (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Cnoc a' BhothainMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
Rhifail BridgeRoad Bridge (period Unassigned) · 2.5 mi
Beinn Rifa-gilMountain / peak · 2.9 mi
Torrisdale beachBeach / strand · 5.3 mi
Farr BayBay · 6.1 mi
John Randolph (fore Part): Torrisdale Bay, AtlanticLiberty Ship (20th Century)-(1952), Steamship (20th Century)-(1952) · 6.2 mi
Torrisdale BayBay · 6.2 mi
Strathnaver War MemorialMemorial · 6.3 mi
Dry Burn ForestForest · 6.5 miOther information
Photo: John Ferguson · CC BY-SA 2.0