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of the road. About 1 1/4 m. [miles] N. [North] of Ceann na Coille
and about 1/8 m. [mile] W. [West] of the road in the centre of
an old park and immediately behind a sheep

[Margin] Unnoted

fank is construction formed of two cairns

[Margin] ?kiln. ?too large for a kiln

of large stones converging towards the W. [West]
and 16 ft. [feet] apart at the E. [East] the dia. [diameter] of
the interior space being 31 ft. [feet]. The cairn on
the N [North] is 34 ft. [feet] long & 13 ft. [feet] broad; that on
the S. [South] 36 ft. [feet] long & 15 ft. [feet] broad. They both taper
towards the W. [West] end. The Interior space is
slightly hollowed out. At the S.W. [South West] end of
the S. [South] cairn there has been some excavation.
I am informed by Mr. Chisholm, Syre, for
long farm manager over this property, that
there existed here an entrance to an underground
dwelling. It was flagged over and to the best
of his remembrance was about 2 1/2’ high
and 2 1/2’ to 3’ wide. It entered from the
end of the S. [South] cairn on the S. [South] side and ran E [East] in the direction
of its length. This construction is similar
to the one noted on the hill above the Mhail Aird
only this is larger. (see p. [page] 23). The cairns are
about 4 ft. [feet] high. Here Jocelyn met me &
walked home. I did about 10 - 12 miles
today. After dinner we strolled a mile
or two down the glen. It was a glorious

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