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and set among the birchwoods, is the shepherd’s
house of Cuniside. Here, near the S. [South] end of the
field dyke on the W. [West] or outside, of it lies a cairn

[Margin] O.S. [Ordnance Survey] 8.

known as “Dhiarmid’s grave". It approximates
in type to the S. shaped cairns and especially
resembles one noted near Loch Coile na Damph (p. [page] 14)
and another on the E. [East] bank of the Naver, between
Syre and Dal-harrild. This cairn, which appears
to be made of rather small stones. is overgrown
with grass. It is 59’ in length along its central
ridge. Its main axis lies N. and S. [North and South]. At the S. [South]
end for the first 11’ it has an inclination from
S.S.E. [South South East] and thereafter for the remaining 48 ft. [feet] as:
:sumes a N. & S. [North & South] direction. At the point where
the direction alters it is 11 ft. [feet] across. At about
19 ft. [feet] from the S. [South] end and 17 from the N. [North] it
gradually increases in bulk till at the
centre it is 14 ft. [feet] thick and 3’.3” high.
The old shepherd who had been many years
on the place told us that the earth house at
Ribigil was situated in a park about 1/4 m. [mile] N. [North]
of Ribigil farm house and was closed up many
years ago. A mile or so from Cuniside I
parted with Mr. Lundie who returned home while I
walked on to Loch Hacoin & fished with
Jocelyn for an hour till 5.30 when we

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