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is in places 6’ to 7’ high and the top of the
interior wall is 3’ to 4’ above it. The thickness
of the wall at its highest level is 12 ft. [feet] and
as the ruins block the passage in the interior
it was not possible to obtain that measurement
at base. The interior diameter is 32’.
The entrance is to the (?) E. [East]. It is covered by
a large triangular stone, as at Dornadilla,
4’.6” long, 3’.10” high and 12” thick. At the
outside it is 3’ wide & about 3’.6” high.
At 4’ from the exterior are door jambs on
either side beyond which the passage sud:
:denly widens to 3’.10” and gradually expands
inwards to a width of 4’.2” opposite the entrances
to the chambers which are reached 3’ in
rear of the door jambs. There are chambers
on either side facing each other the entrances
to which are about 2’.5” wide &, at present,
only 2’ high. Except for a short portion
in the centre the roof of the passage is
entirely covered with flags. The chamber
on the right of the entrance extends inwards
following the curve of the wall for 12 ft. [feet] and
at the highest point of its overlapping roof
is 6’ from present floor level. - Crawling
in over the rough stones on hands & knees

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