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Achratagan, hut circle and cairnfield 790m NNE of, is a Bronze Age settlement complex located in the uplands of Inverness-shire, Scotland. The site comprises a hut circle, indicative of domestic occupation, alongside a cairnfield typical of prehistoric pastoral communities engaged in agriculture and stock management in the Scottish Highlands. Such settlements reflect the exploitation of upland environments during the Bronze Age, when climate and land use patterns permitted more extensive habitation of higher ground. The site remains a significant archaeological record of prehistoric settlement patterns and subsistence strategies in the region.
Achratagan, hut circle and cairnfield 790m NNE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11456. View the official record →
Achratagan, hut circle and cairnfield 790m NNE of, is a Bronze Age settlement complex located in the uplands of Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11456.
Achratagan, hut circle and cairnfield 790m NNE of is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM11456.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Loch nam Faoileag, hut circles 730m NNW of Wester Balnagrantach (4.3 km), Loch nam Bat, still 1790m N of Wester Balnagrantach (4.7 km), Garbeg, settlement 1160m NNW of Garbeg Cottage (5.2 km).
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