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Walking on to the cottage I found the shepherd
and a friend sitting outside. Taking a seat on
a bench beside them I had a talk with them
about the ancient objects on their herdings. The
shepherd of the house, bore the name of Sinton and
from Sinton near Hawick his parents had come
to the north, while the father of his friend who
was a Jackson came from Fairloan near
Jedburgh. I was given the usual tumbler of milk
for which I was most grateful as the day was
oppressively sultry and as the shepherds were
going my way we set off together. About
3/4 m. [mile] S. [South] of Achinduich Lodge at the edge of a birch
wood between the road and the railway about 150 yds [yards] W [West] of the former Sin:
:ton drew my attention to a circular enclosure.
It is surrounded by the base of a strong
bank or wall well defined on the outer and inner
circumference with large contiguous boulders.
It appears to have been subdivided in the interior
into numerous chambers but as it is
entirely overgrown with turf and bracken
the such an interpretation of the visible ridges
is mere conjecture. The interior diameter from
N to S. [North to South] is 51' from E to W. [East to West] 48'. The thickness
of the walls is 10' and 14' on either side of the
entrance which is 3' wide & towards the W. [West].

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