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Stone Circle N. [North] of Dalshood.
About 1 Mile North by East, 60º of the pillar on Dalshood and
almost in a direct line between it and the pulpit
cairn which is visible on the horizon is situated
a stone circle It is formed of rather small stones
of which 32 seem still to be in situ. None of them
protrude more than a couple of feet above the ground,
though one or two of them which appear to have fallen
must have been higher when upright.
The stones are all firmly embedded in the soil. Seven feet within
the circle South of a stone in the circumference a little
E. [East] of N. [North] lies a prostrate hogbacked stone 3 ft. [feet] long &
about 2 ft [feet] broad. A line over it almost due S. [South] from the nearest
stone in the circle leads between two stones standing up on
the skyline 200 ft. [feet] distant. It is almost a complete
circle with a diameter of 140 ft. [feet]. About 80 ft. [feet]
due North of the most northerly stone of the circle are the remains
of a cairn the stones from which have been partially removed. 200 ft. [feet]
due S. [South] of the circle is apparently the site of another cairn
marked by two large standing stones within 4 ft. [feet]
of each other. The larger is 3 ft. [feet] high, 3 ft. [feet] broad and
about 15 in. [inches] thick thinning away to the upper end, sunk firmly in the ground and
marked on the W. [West] face with a number of cup-
-marks which are probably natural. The
mark near the top is about 3 ins [inches] across, circular, 2 ins. [inches] deep
& undercut at the edge. Another directly below
it near the foot is also 3 ins. [inches] across, & 2 ins. [inches] deep
is undercut & has a countersunk depression in the
centre. The stone is the ordinary greywacke.

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