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and proceeding in the direction of Sydney Ho. [House] crosses the road and is lost
in the cultivated land beyond. There
is an opening through the bank, 6 ft. [feet] across just
where it alters its direction, flanked on the S. [South] by a
broadening of the mound to 20 ft. [feet] and on the opposite
side by a hut circle placed against the mound on
its outer face. The circle measures about 20' x 23'
and has two entrances, one to the S.E. [South East] and another
on to the entrance passage to the interior of the enclosure.
Nearly opposite the opening & about 50 ft. [feet] NW. [North West]
within the mound is another hut circle of similar
dimensions, well preserved with an entrance to S. [South].
To the N. & N.E. [North & North East] of the circles are a number of small
cairns of usual type.
About 150 yds. [yards] N.E [North East] of Sydney Ho. [House] is another
hut circle of usual type with an entrance to the S. [South].
A number of cairns lie to the N & N.E. [North & North East] of it.
About 300 yds. [yards] of Sydney Ho. [House] are the remains
of a cairn noted on the O.S. [Ordnance Survey]. It has been in
great measure removed. A portion, however,
still remains across the centre from which
the ends of several large upright stones pro:
:trude indicating the chambered character of
the construction. The diameter of the cairn
has been about 47'.
About 600 yds. [yards] N.E. [North East] of Sydney Ho. [House] is a

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