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22 June.
A very wet day but as it cleared a little
I set out at 10.30. to visit the “tumuli” &c. about
2 m [miles] S. [South] of Lairg Station. About 200 yds [yards] short of the 1st milestone beyond
the Station on the E [East] side of the road to Bonar
Bridge and immediately above it in the birch
wood are a group of about 1 doz. [dozen] cairns
and the ruins of a hut circle all of the
usual type. About 300 yds. [yards] further on
and just past the mile stone is another
group of about 14 cairns with a well preserved
hut circle about 30 yds [yards] from the road. It
measures 38' across but as the bank at the
entrance in the interior has been thickened
so as to make the passage 13' in length the
diameter from the N.W. [North West] to S.E. [South East] is only 32'.
The Entrance faces the S.E. [South East] as usual. The
banks are thicker & seem more peaty than
usual. Abutting on the outer wall at the
S. [South] is a smaller enclosure of about 16' x 13'
Int. dia. [Interior diameter] with ent. [entrance] to S.E. [South East] The entrance
has been much broken down. (Fig) [Figure] About 100
yds [yards] E. [East] is another circle of usual type. On
either side of the entrance which is in the usual
position the outer edge of the bank has been
outlined with large stones for 10 or 12 ft. [feet] Three
cairns lie very close around - one within 12'

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