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local place names &c.

Farr. Mon. 17th May.
Met Mr. Mackay at the manse
at 10.0 and bicycled along the N. [North] side of the

[Margin] O.S. [Ordnance Survey] 54

loch to the broch at Grum-more (Mr Mackay’s
spelling) or Gruamamor (O.S.) [Ordnance Survey] It is situated
on the shore of the loch about 4 m. [miles] from
Altnahara Inn. It is much di:
:lapidated. The entrance faces the W. [West] and
is almost closed to the outside. One of the
door checks is still in situ on the right of the
passage and 3 ft. [feet] in from it on the same
side the entrance to the guard chamber is
still observable, but almost closed with debris.
For a distance of 9 ft. [feet] towards the Interior i.e.
from the door check, the covering stones re:
:main on roof of the passage. The breadth
of the passage towards the Interior is 2’.6”
its height is not ascertainable. The entrance
to the guard chamber is 2 ft. [feet] below the roof.
The Interior diameter is 29’ to 30’ and the
thickness of the wall on the top 10 ft. [feet]. Through
the passage 12’.6”. The highest portion of
the wall is about 10 ft. [feet] above the lowest
portion of the interior. About 21’ to the
right of the entrance is the entrance to a
chamber almost filled with stones and

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