What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Acharn as Cairn (period Unassigned), Cremation(s) (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 a Neolithic cairn associated with cremation burials. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of early funerary practices in prehistoric Scotland.
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Places near here
Acharn BridgeBridge (period Unassigned) · 99 yd
Loch ArienasBuilding (period Unassigned), Wall(s) (period Unassigned) · 423 yd
ClagganCairn(s) (period Unassigned) · 1369 yd
Arienas PointHeadland · 1728 yd
Rubh' an Aoinidh BhigHeadland · 1.4 mi
Gleann GealKerb Cairn (prehistoric) · 1.7 mi
Kinlochaline CastleTower House (medieval) · 1.8 mi
Eilean nan EunIslet · 1.8 mi
Eas na MucaireachdWaterfall · 1.9 mi
Beinn na h-UamhaMountain / peak · 2.2 mi
Glen Carradale: Loch Aline Jetty, Sound of MullMotor Fishing Vessel (20th Century) · 3.4 mi
Beinn ChlaonleudMountain / peak · 3.7 miOther information
Photo: Steven Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0