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about 1’.6” is built against the wall all around
the interior. The entrance is towards the N.W. [North West].
The passage for the first few feet from the exterior
is ruined but about half way it is only 2 ft [feet] wide
and curves slightly towards the S. [South] as it proceeds inwards
About 3’ from the outside on the right side of the
passage an upright stone is standing, probably one of
the door jambs but in rear of it there is no sign
of a guard chamber. In the Interior the wall
is still in parts 6 to 8 ft. [feet] high above the accumulated
rubbish and in parts 2 or 3 ft. [feet] higher than the top
of the scarcement. Externally the facing stones
have been to a great extent removed or have fallen,
and towards the N. [North] where highest the wall is still
6 ft. [feet] above the debris and the rubble in the centre
several feet higher. The ruination of the interior
obscures any details of chambers or galleries.

[Margin] O.S. [Ordnance Survey] 15.

About 120 below and almost half way between
the broch and the Naver is a circular enclosure
marked “Picts House” on the O.S. [Ordnance Survey] 1’ scale. Its
internal diameter is about 36 ft. [feet] The wall
is about 8 ft. [feet] thick, built of large stones, show:
:ing in the interior 2 courses of boulders laid hori:
:zontally about 2 ft. [feet] high. The Entrance is from
the S.E. [South East]. The walls are higher and more im:
:portant than those of an ordinary hut circle

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