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election three out of the seven candidates
polling the same number of votes!

15th July. J [Jocelyn] ill. Worked at notes all forenoon
and in evening walked with Cree to Evelix to
examine some standing stones at the edge
of a field. They turned out to be the slabs of
a chambered cairn but as it was so wet we
had to postpone measurements & notes till another
day.

16th July. A threatening morning. Trained to the
Mound.

[Margin] O.S. [Ordnance Survey] 18

Golspie Par. [Parish]
About 1/4 m. [mile] E. [East] of the Mound station in a
young plantation of larch trees between the
road and the railway is a hut circle. It
is circular with an interior diameter of 35'
and entrance from SE. [South East]. The enclosing bank
is about 6' thick except on either side of the
entrance where it expands to 10'. The breadth
of the entrance is not obtainable.

[Margin] O.S. [Ordnance Survey] 15

About 1 1/2 m. [miles] E.N.E [East North East] of The Mound Station
to the E [East] of the row of cottages above the wood
at Kirkton Quarry is an earth house.
It is 37' in length cruciform in plan with
a chamber opening out of the main gallery
on either side. In direction it runs NNW. [North North West] and
SSE. [South South East] following the slope of the hill. Access is

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