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boulders set on end.
Some 100 yds. [yards] to the Northward at the same
elevation as the last are the remains of a
circle in the construction of which much
large stone has been used. The entrance
is from the E [East] through a passage 9' long and
from 1'.6" to 2' wide. Near the centre of the
passage two large upright stones 3' and 3'.6"
high stand opposite each other 1'.6" apart.
The wall is from 2' to 3' high and, except at
the entrance, about 4' thick. The interior dia:
:meter from N to S. [North to South] is 27' & from E. to W. [East to West] 25'
In the interior 4'.8" from the entrance 8' from back,
9' from the N [North] side and 7' from the S [South] is a
mound 13' x 10' in dia. [diameter] outlined with large stones some
3' in height with a depth of a foot or two of
[Sketch inserted]
humus on the top. On the
S. [South] side a wall curving from
the centre mound to the side
forms the back of an enclosure
15' long x 7' wide. Many large
stones lie scattered over the rest
of the interior obscuring any
other details. Abutting on
the outer wall to the S. [South] is
another enclosure measuring interiorly about
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