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hill are a number of curious constructions
clustered together. At the extreme S.E. [South East] end is
a small semicircular enclosure 18’ across with
a wall stretching across the open end for a
distance of 11’ from the W. [West]. About 30 yds. [yards] N.W. [North West]
of it is an enclosure circular or square with
rounded angles about 35 ft. [feet] in dia. [diameter] surrounded
by the remains of a turf and boulder wall 7’
thick, the entrance to the S.E. [South East] about 5’ across.
Adjoining it to the E [East] and facing N.W. [North West] is
a large crescentic mound 41’ between its
extremities, with a concavity of 12 ft. [feet]. 21 ft. [feet] wide
at centre, 3’ ft [feet] high to the outside and 4’.7” in
front. About 21 ft. [feet] from the centre of the cres:
:cent is a low oval cairn 19’ from N.W. to S.E. [North West to South East]
x 25’ from S.W. to N.E. [South West to North East]. It is quite flat on the
top and looks as if it might have been a
base for some structure sheltered by the mound
to the S. [South] of it. It is about 2 ft. [feet] high. About 18’
N.W. [North West] of the last cairn is a heap of boulders 16’
in circ. [circumference] & 2 ft. [feet] high which does not appear to be
sepulchral. At first glance this construction
appeared to be a perfectly formed [sketch inserted here] due
to a path having obliterated a part of the
wall of the large enclosure. It has probably
been a cattle pend, but I have noted it particularly

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