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some 4" in diameter has been formed by the
hollowing of the surface above and on one side
and by cutting a shallow groove across the edge beneath it
I observed a similar feature in one or two cup:
:marked stones in Sutherland viz. at Lochan
Hacoin and Torrisdail.
Crossing the moor from this stone towards
Ballachly I visited the old grave yard.
Chapel. S. [Site]
It is situated in the midst of cultivated fields
some 300 yds. [yards] W.N.W. [West North West] of Ballachly The
graveyard is enclosed and apparently still
used. The rank growth of grass & weeds
quite obscured any old tombstones there
might be. This is said to be the site of a
chapel.
On the moorland about 1/4 m. [mile] S. [South of Bal:
:lachly is situated a broch. As usual the
structure is almost entirely overgrown with
turf only here and there a few large stones
appear on the surface. The mound containing the tower has
a diameter of some 76" over all and
an elevation of about 13' at highest. On the
E [East] are the foundations of some outbuilding.
The broch has been encircled by a wide
ditch but as the ground around has at
one time been under cultivation this is
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