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but an absence of debris either outside or in the
interior shows that it is not a broch. It stands
on a slight elevation. Within 50 ft. [feet] to the E. [East]
is a hut circle of the ordinary type. At this
point we met the trap sent back from Bettyhill
to meet us. We were glad to get to it just as rain
began to fall heavily. A little over a mile nearer
Bettyhill we reached the famous cairns of Rhin:
:avie They are fully described. Though

[Margin] O. S. [Ordnance Survey] 11, 12, 13. (see p. page] 70) At Ach coillenborgie?

described and treated as two cairns I think
there is little doubt that the round cairn at
the N. [North] end (No. 1) and the long cairn to the
S. [South] of it have originally been one divided into
two by the old road which now separates them.
The long cairn does not rise much towards
the N. [North] end nor does it show any considerable
expansion or signs of chambers. No. 1 is
about 54 ft. [feet] in length and 48 ft. [feet] in breadth, & about 12 ft. [feet] high, No. 2
about 100 ft. [feet] long. No. 1 has been excavated and
is described. It is in a ruinous condition.
The third cairn has been described by Dr. [Doctor] Anderson.
The passage and outer chamber are now almost
entirely filled with debris, the S. [South] chamber is still
open & filled up with birch branches. The middle
chamber still retaining its covering slab is
all right. The arrangement of upright stones

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