• project ref : 007

• location : Altantarsin, Achgarve

• grid ref : centred on NG 887 938

• category : post-medieval township

• features : buildings, enclosures, cultivation rigs, corn-drying kiln

Altantarsin township.

List of features (all grid ref NG)

1 stackyard /enclosure footings 88704 93949 17 x 12 m

2 house/ byre 88699 93923 5.8 x 12 m L shaped

3 bldg and small bothan 88735 93807 8.8 x 4.1 m

4 bldg and small bothan 88747 93793 2.8 x 5.5 m

5   wall 88864 93773

6 pile of stones 88911 93779

7 footings of bldg 88917 93797 4.8 x 10.6 m

8 wall of enclosure 88943 93796

9 bldg and enclosure  88905 93818 bldg 5 x 7 m encls 17 x 24 m

10 bldg 88868 93805 11 x 5 m

11 bldg and enclosure 88853 93816 12 x 4.5 m encls dia 6m

12 bldg x 3 and enclosure 88830 93835  bldgs 14.5 x 4.0 m, 9.5 x 3.5 m, encls between these two diam 13.0m, bldg 4.0 x 8.0 m

13 kiln 88809 93826 bowl diam 2m

14 bldg x 2 88811 93859 11.3 x 4.0 m, 7.0 x 4.0 m

15 bldg 88735 93961 16.0 x 5 m

16 well 88891 93769

17 enclosure 88831 93870 19 x 13 m

18 well 88690 93799

19 bldg and enclosure 88642 93867 bldg 12.0 x 4.5 m encls dia 19m

20 bldg and enclosure 88646 93832 bldg 3.3 x 9.5 m encls dia 21m

21 bldg 88611 93833 15 x 6 m

22 bldg 88595 93816 4.7 x 3.5 m

23 enclosure 88582 93796 9 x 6 m built up terrace with large boulders on downside to stop slippage

24 possible two buildings at 88577 93822 and 88573 93812 (vague footings)

A sheep fank is located just north of the track to Slaggan, and was possibly built using stones from Altantarsin.