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 ritual practices in the Scottish landscape.
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Places near here
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Farr BayBay · 6.5 mi
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