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of the lintel. This most probably withdrew the
support of a portion of the roof which had fallen
in from the S [South] and filled up the chamber for
3 feet of its height with ruins. The entrance
passage is 2' wide and 4' high at entrance
to the chamber. The height of the chamber at
present with a portion of the roof removed is
6'.9" and to the point from which the roof
begins to converge 4'.6" which is the height
of the back slab. The height of the cairn
previous to excavation was about 8'.
During the course of excavation there was found the remains
of a human skeleton, the bones of which were
in a very friable condition, which lay crushed against
the back wall above the floor, and considerable
portions lay actually in the angle between the
walling and the back slab on the W [West] side.
It seemed as if the fall of the roof had taken
place before the body was decomposed and
it had been swept to the back of the
chamber by the inrush of stones. Owing to
the mass of ruins it was not possible
to clearly define the various strata. The
soil near the top was of a dark peaty colour
probably an infiltration from the surface.
Beneath this was a considerable layer

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