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The entrance to the large circular enclosure
has been from the E.S.E [East South East] by a passage 2'6" wide
and about 9' long. The entrance to the other large
enclosure is not apparent. In the back of the circular
compartment is a recess in the main wall 2' wide
by 1'6" deep. The original width of the main entrance
is not certain. Opposite to it in the interior is
an open circular space of from 10'-12' ft. [feet] diameter.
The bank on the E [East] side is projected for a total length
of 22' and at its termination there is an indication
of a wall base forming an enclosure in front
of the entrance.
It is of importance to note that nowhere
in the vicinity of these enclosures is there a
sign of a cairn of any sort.

[Margin] O.S. [Ordnance Survey] 24.

On the left bank of the Tollie 1/4 m [mile] above its junction
with the Carnach are the ruins of a broch
The situation is on the top of bank at the base
of the hill, whence the ground slopes sharply
to the flat land by the river. It is now at the
upper end of a large walled enclosure.
The broch is a complete ruin and has
been greatly pillaged. The greatest height
of walling visible in the interior is about
5 ft. [feet] and externally the wall is reduced
to the foundation. The position of the

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