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more appearance of a horn of stones but no
standing stones. The sides at the S [South] end of the so-
-called round cairn and those of the 2nd long
cairn are in alignment and I have no doubt
they are parts of the same construction.
The published sketch of the N. [North] end of
the S. [South] Skelpick cairn gives quite an
inaccurate impression of its features. (I
took two photos of it.) The standing stones
appear to have outlined the horns, not
to have stood isolated. At the W. [West] there
is a distinct horn in rear of the large stone
and on the E. [East] an outline of standing
stones exists on both sides of the horn,
those to the outside being smaller. To
the front there are 8 stones standing,
3 to W [West] of centre and 5 to E. [East]. Immediately
to the W. [West] of the entrance a large stone lies
with its point outwards. The position
of the standing stones at the S. [South] end with
relation to the cairn is more difficult of
discernment. On the E. [East] they appear simply
to follow the line of the outside of the cairn
but towards the W. [West] there are two projecting
slabs about 20 ft. [feet] in from the present termina:
:tion which suggest an incurving end.

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