Clachtoll
Clachtoll
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  Clachtoll Location within the Sutherland area | |
| OS grid reference | NC039269 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Lairg |
| Postcode district | IV27 4 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
Clachtoll (Scottish Gaelic: Clach Toll) is a coastal fishing and crofting village situated on the , in the ancient parish of Assynt, Sutherland county, in the Highland Council area on the north western edge of Scotland.[1] It is in the postal district of Lairg, a larger village about fifty miles (80 km) inland.
Its name derives from Gaelic, and refers to the very large broken rock, the remains of a natural arch (Gaelic: "clach" is "rock" and "toll" means "hole", "cavity", etc.) on the headland nearby.
A large Iron Age broch, a double walled tower 14 m (46 ft) high, was recently[when?] excavated by the sea shore. The excavations revealed that it was probably built around 400 BC, but was burnt down around AD 50.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Clachtoll". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ Current Archaeology 367, October 2020.
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