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situated on a hillock cut off from the hill
to the N. [North] by a wide natural trench and steeply
sloped on the W.S. and E. [West. South. and East]. The broch is much
ruined and the outer wall has to some extent
been cleared of debris exposing the entrance
which is from the W. [West]. The interior diameter
is not fully ascertainable. Where opposing wall
faces are visible on the SW and NE, [South West and North East], it is 23'
but from NW to SE [North West to South East] it appears to have been greater,
about 28' giving the courtyard a slightly oval form.
The entrance passage is 4' wide where measurable
at 7' from exterior. Length of passage, 16'. At
9' from the exterior on the S [South] side is the entrance
to a guard chamber extending inwards for 8'
and 5' wide at greatest width. The inner
half of the wall on the N. [North] side of the passage is
gone. At 6' back from the passage on that side
is the end of a chamber the outer or NW [North West] wall
of which is exposed for a distance of 24'.
The greatest height of wall visible on the
exterior is 7'. The thickness of the wall at
6' from ground level is 13'. The debris entirely
obscures the wall faces on the E. [East] side and
the growth of bracken makes observation
additionally difficult.
Situated on a hillock at the foot of

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Jane F Jamieson