© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic Environment Scotland
Arichonan is a township in Argyllshire, Scotland, identified as an archaeological site of medieval and early modern settlement. The site represents a form of agricultural settlement characteristic of the Scottish Highlands and Islands, where communities organised land use around a clustered settlement pattern. The physical remains at Arichonan reflect the longstanding tradition of township settlement in this region, which persisted into the early modern period. Such settlements were typically organised around shared pastoral and arable resources, with houses and outbuildings arranged to facilitate communal agricultural practice.
Arichonan,township is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5797. View the official record →
Arichonan is a township in Argyllshire, Scotland, identified as an archaeological site of medieval and early modern settlement. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5797.
Arichonan,township 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 SM5797.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Loch Coille-Bharr, enclosure 220m NW of, Knapdale (1 km), Kilmory Oib Township, cross slab and holy well, W of Loch Coille-Bharr (1.2 km), Dun, enclosure and cairn, 200m W of Barnluasgan (1.2 km).
Pick any location and Aubrey pulls together everything the record actually holds about it:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in the UK — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.