Clachtoll
Clachtoll (Scottish Gaelic: Clach Toll) is a coastal fishing and crofting village situated on the Bay of Clachtoll, 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.
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 |
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 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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