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high and a counterscarp about half that height.
The ditch is divided into two by a roadway across it
from the S.E. [South East] 14 ft. [feet] wide. It is not carried out through
the edge of the bank to the N. [North] at either side whose sur:
:face is 5 or 6 ft. [feet] below the top of the mound. On
the summit are slight remains of a circular build:
:ing with a diameter over all of about 52 ft. [feet], the
outline of which is not very definite. The diameter
of the top of the knoll is about 62 ft. [feet].

[Margin] Unnoted

About 2 m. [miles] S. [South] of Borgie Bridge and about 1/4 m. [mile] E [East] of
the Borgie on the S. [South] end of the ridge at about
300’ elevation is a group of about a dozen small
round cairns. In the vicinity are remains of old
enclosures probably connected with crofters.

[Margin] Unnoted

About a mile further S. [South] on the W. [West] slope of the
Druim Odhar and stretching up from the low
ground near the Borgie to about 150 ft. [feet] is an:
:other group comprising from 80 to 100 cairns
of usual small type. On the lower part of the
slope about 300 yds. [yards] distant from the river and
directly E [East] of an island is a well marked hut
circle with the door post on the left side of the
entrance standing. It is a pointed stone 3 ft. [feet] high
& 2’.10” across the base. It stands with its broad
face towards the passage & is 4 ft. [feet] distant from
the face of the other side. The wall of the circle

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