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obtained to it at the N [North] end and down a flight of 6 or 7
steps 1'.7" across, from the top of which
for a distance of three feet the roof has been removed.
The main gallery expands to an extreme
width of 4' before the side chambers are reached
and to a height at the highest point of 6'. On the
E [East] side at 15' from the N [North] extremity of the side wall
is the entrance to a side chamber 3' wide, and 7'.1"
in length, roofed with slabs 4'.11" in height above
the present floor level. The end of the chamber
is rounded and the walls slightly converge upwards.
The intake on the N. [North] side of the entrance to this chamber projects about 1' further into
the interior than that on the opposite side.
At the S. [South] side of the chamber the width of the
main gallery is 3'.4" and it expands to 4'.4"
at its greatest width. At its
S.E. [South East] extremity 12'.10" from the S.[South] side of the entrance
to the E [East] compartment a narrow passage leads
through a doorway to the exterior. On either
side of the doorway are projecting jambs 1'.4" apart,
that on the W [West] side projecting 7" from the passage
wall & that on the E. [East] 3". The width of the passage
beyond them is 1'.6" and at the exterior 1'.8"
and 1'.6" high above present ground level and about
6' in length.
Behind the jambs in the interior 16" from the
roof are square holes for a bar, that on the

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