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pony path are the remains of stone built
hut circles formed
of three or more

[Sketch inserted]

conjoined circular or oval
enclosures with interior

[Margin] (Take fuller measurements from field note book)

diameters of from about
8' to 14'. They enter from
the W. [West] in which direction
is their greatest diameter.
Two of these dwellings
lie adjacent and in
their neighbourhood are
the ruins of old walls
running along the hill.

[Margin] O.S. [Ordnance Survey] 58.

Broch at Breacache. Situated on a slight
elevation on the E. [East] of the Halladale about
130 yds. [yards] E [East] distant from the road and 1 N. [North]
of Forsinain Bridge. It stands about 100' up on
the side of the Strath on a slight elevation
from which the ground falls sharply
away on all sides except the S. [South]. The
broch has been built of very large stones.
The interior has been partially cleared out
The Entrance is from the E. [East] through a
passage 22' long - 2'.6" wide at exterior at
which width it remains for 15'.6" when it

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