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is devoid of vegetation and is covered with
remains of constructions of various kinds. Cairns
abound - mostly small and circular. Towards
the S.W. [South West] end is a round cairn 22 ft. [feet] in dia:
:meter and about 4’.6” in height. About 100 yds. [yards]
N.W. [North West] of it is another measuring about 30 ft. [feet] in dia. [diameter]
but only now about 2 ft. [feet] high the top of it having
seemingly been removed. There are numerous
hut circles presenting no unusual features.
From some of them all the material which formed the
banks has been removed leaving the stones
alone visible and showing two parallel rows of
large boulders with an interspace of about 3 ft. [feet] There is a
circle on the E. [East] side towards the S. [South] end
which is apparently formed in
similar fashion to a hut circle but there
is no apparent entrance to it. Its diameter
is about 24 ft. [feet]. On the summit of the cliff
whose face is covered with sand immediately
to the N. [North] of the burn which flows down towards
the S. [South] end of the plateau is situated the

[Margin] O.S. [Ordnance Survey] 7.

Sandy Dun. It is a broch whose walls
are probably erect for a considerable height
but the interior is largely filled up with blown
sand. The entrance is towards the S.W. [South West]. The
Interior diameter is 29 ft. [feet] – the thickness of the

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