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is about 14" from the surface. The cairn is quite
low. On the higher ground to the N. [North] of the
cairns lie a number of small cairns of
the usual type.
On the top of the cliff to the S. [South] of Aberscross
is a circular enclosure the outline of
which is indefinite.

20th July. A wet morning, wrote up notes till 11.30
then set out on foot towards Clashmore.
On the S. [South] side of the road about halfway between
it and the river at the edge of the wood about
1/4 W. [West] of Evelix, are the remains of a chambered
cairn. The cairn which has been almost
entirely removed has been circular with a
diameter of about 68'. Several of the slabs
used in the construction of a large bipartite
chamber remain. The chamber has had its main
axis WNW and ESE. [West North West and East South East]. The back slab at the WNW [West North West] end has gone,
of the inner compartment, two opposite slabs
remain, about 8'.5" apart, the slab on the W. [West] slightly
tilted backwards, 4' across base - that on the E. [East] 5' across
base, 3'.6" high, & 2'.7" thick. Only one of the
partition stones remains, viz. that on the W. [West]
side, the front half of which is flat along the
top at 1'.9" above ground, the outer end rising to
3'. Of the outer compartment two side slabs

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