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with the usual features and the entrance
to the S. [South]. About 120 yds. [yards] E [East] of this and
between it and the highest point of the
hill lies a circle of peculiar type. Its
internal diameter is 6 ft. [feet] from E to W. [East to West] and
7 ft. [feet] from N. to S. [North to South]. The entrance which is
narrow is to the S. [South]. The enclosing banks

[Margin] ?A kiln.

which are covered with heather, but composed
of stones beneath, are about 10 ft. [feet] broad
on either side. On the N. [North] the bank
is less distinct. There is a slight depression
of about 5 ft. [feet] diameter before the entrance.
About 70 yds. [yards] S.E. [South East] of the summit is a
very well defined circle. The surrounding
bank is about 1 1/2 ft. [feet] high and at the entrance
to the S.E. [South East] on the E [East] side is a large upright
slab standing 1’.9” above the present ground
level & forming a portal. The internal
diameter is about 24 ft. [feet]. In front are
several cairns. These cairns are round
but seldom circular being in general oval
in outline measuring about 15 ft. [feet] by 12 ft. [feet].
They lie with the longest axis in no particu:
:lar direction and though usually around
the hut circles are not always associated
with them. In the case of one I observed three large

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