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places no other chamber is exposed. Towards
the E [East] end the cairn is about 12' high.
Returned to luncheon and in the afternoon
bicycled to Loch Brora. I secured a boat and

Clyne.

as my assistant seemed ignorant of handling
an oar I rowed to the island. It is situated
at the S [South] end of the loch. No sign of building
remain visible on the level top but along
the E [East] face for 30' or 40' are the remains of
a retaining wall some 4' to 5' high. On the
E [East] and and W. [West] faces near the N. [North] end two
built recesses probably indicate the position
of the stairs mentioned in the New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account].
At the S. [South] end a circular depression may
mark the site of the well.

Clyne.
[Margin] O.S. [Ordnance Survey] 4.

On the W. [West] side of Loch Brora about 1 m. [mile]
S. [South] of Craig Carrol and 4 1/2 m. [miles] NW. [North West] of Brora
at an elevation of about 200' above the loch
is situated the broch of Carrol, or Carril,
It has been excavated and the relics found
are in Dunrobin Museum.
The entrance is from the ESE [East South East] through
a passage 14'.8" in length, 2'.9" wide at the
outer end and 3'.9" at the inner. The
passage has been protected by doors the
checks of which occur at 3'.4" and 9'.1"

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