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the counterscarp. It is situated close to
the E [East] boundary of the field and the whole
site has long been under cultivation. On the
O.S. [Ordnance Survey] it is marked "site of cairn".
Some 300 yds. [yards] from the S. [South] end of the road on
the W. [West] side of it, and near the lowest of the
two crofts are the remains of a circular cairn. It
has been greatly dilapidated - a large sheep
fold abuts on it to the E [East] and on the S.W. [South West] are
the foundations of cottages. The diameter
appears to have been about 90'. A portion
of the cairn containing the chamber remains
to a height of several feet in the centre. 43'
from the NE. [North East] edge two large pointed stones
2'.3" apart protrude for 1' to 14" and at
8' further in the same direction the heads of
another similar pair 2' apart are visible.
The stones are set so that those diagonally
opposite are parallel. The breadth of chamber
appears to be about 6'.
Behind the shepherd's house at Savelbeg is
the remaining half of a cairn the house being
partially built on the site of the remainder.
It appears to have been circular with diameter
of from 60 - 70 ft. [feet] and where the section is
exposed is still about 6 ft. [feet] high. It is overgrown

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