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a plain Latin long-shafted Celtic cross with the arms expanded
to the extremities and the angles at the intersection
hollowed. The ends of the arms are straight
and the base of the stem is rounded. The
full length of the cross is 3' breadth across arms
1'.6" width of shaft, 5" arms 8" in length expand:
:ing from 4" to 5".

[Margin - Sketch inserted]

Caisteal na Coire. In a lowlying meadow
almost formed into an island by the Oykell
and a creek which runs W. [West] for about 1/4 m. [mile]
are the fragmentary ruins of a small rectangular
building. The NW [North West] wall has entirely disappeared
and the other walls are much ruined
and no details of the structure remain.
The exterior measurements appear to have
been about 29' x 23' and the thickness of the
walls 7'. There is no sign of vaulting. The
castle seems to have been encircled
by a ditch.
The mounds noted by Mr. Mackenzie near
Achness Falls on the right bank of the Cassley
are natural. The rabbit burrows show that
they are sandy. From Invercassley it
is a beautiful walk through the woods of
Rosehall and up the hillside to Altass Mor,
1/4 m [mile] beyond the P.O. [Post Office] on a piece of moorland

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