What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Achanarras as Chapel (period Unassigned)(possible). 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.
Achanarras is associated with Saint Fillan, a 7th-century Irish monk and healer, and is linked to traditions of water-based healing rituals. The site's name, derived from the Gaelic "Achadh an Rása," meaning "field of the spear," may reflect early Christian or pre-Christian legend, though specific folklore remains unclear.
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Places near here
AchanarrasLead Mine (period Unassigned) · 545 yd
Achanarras QuarryBuilding(s) (period Unassigned) · 626 yd
AchaloneFarm (period Unassigned) · 1243 yd
Achlachan MossForest · 1510 yd
AchiesNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
Dale FarmLade (period Unassigned) · 1.3 mi
Battle of Harpsdalebattle · 2.2 mi
Halkirk War MemorialMemorial · 3.0 mi
Dirlot CastleCastle (medieval) · 4.3 mi
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Acharynie, CemeteryCemetery (19th Century) · 5.2 mi
BuolinachFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 899 yd