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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Loch Achaidh na h-Inich Alternative Name: Loch Ach-an-darrach
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 3.371 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Highlands Type: Crannog
 Nearest Village: Plocton
Map Ref: NG81173095
Latitude: 57.316462N  Longitude: 5.635714W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Loch Achaidh na h-Inich
Loch Achaidh na h-Inich submitted by uisdean : Crannog (Vote or comment on this photo)
Crannog (artificial island) in Loch Achadh na h-Inich.

The Canmore database notes that there are two crannogs in this loch; only one was visible above the waterline in June 2008. It is a small stone structure, on which a cairn has been built. A survey of the two crannogs in 2003 by M Wildgoose found loose worked timbers on the floor of the loch.
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Loch Achaidh na h-Inich
Loch Achaidh na h-Inich submitted by uisdean : Crannog on Loch Achaidh na h-Inich (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NG8131 : Forest Clearance by John Allan
by John Allan
©2006(licence)
NG8131 : Looking towards the crannog in Loch Achaidh na h-Inich by David Medcalf
by David Medcalf
©2023(licence)
NG8131 : Minor road along Loch Achaidh na h-Inich by Steven Brown
by Steven Brown
©2014(licence)
NG8130 : The Crannog in Loch Achaidh na H-Inich by John Allan
by John Allan
©2006(licence)
NG8131 : Minor road along the banks of Loch Achaidh na h-Inich by John Ferguson
by John Ferguson
©2009(licence)

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Re: Loch Achaidh na h-Inich by Lilo on Wednesday, 25 August 2010
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First post, blush.....

So good to see so many of the ancient sites of my locality featured.

It may be of interest to both yourself uisdean, and others visiting this fine loch that the "fort" marked on the OS sample above is worth a look also. Most of the OS marked (and unmarked) Duns etc in this area are almost completely robbed out of usable stone. The Loch Achnahinich "fort" still has it's foundation stones and well worth a visit (too heavy to pinch).

Watson, in "Place names of Ross-Shire" interprets the gaelic meaning as "field of the nail points" and adds some interesting context regarding the local traditions. This was the clan Matheason rallying point, hence; the field of the nail points". Watson also points to the nearby burn (can't remember the gaelic name for the moment), which he translates as "the stream/burn of murmuring" which also has a traditional ancient clan association.

Local tradition has it that this fort/dun was one of the last to be occupied
in the area.

There is also another "traditional" crannog site on Loch Iain Og that you would have to "almost pass" if traveling over the Collie Mhor from Balmacara (A87) to Achanhinich. Again tradition has this as a late occupation and the loch is named after the last crannog inhabitant, that is; Mr Iain Og.

Cheers
Lilo
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Re: Loch Achaidh na h-Inich by coldrum on Saturday, 03 April 2010
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