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On the W [West] bank of the Kintradwell burn about
4' below the top of the bank and opposite the lower
end of the farm buildings is the entrance to the
earthhouse described in the Pro. S. of A. Scot. [Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland] V. [5] p [page] 244.
It enters from a passage some 2' sq. [square] for 7' feet
then under a lintel 18" from the ground. The
outer chamber is 5' high, 4' broad and 10' long. The
entrance to the inner chamber is blocked with
earth. I forced my way in under the flat
lintel wriggling in like a worm. It was an
unpleasant performance and there was not
too much pure air in the interior but I
was pleased at being able to inspect it.
The open entrance is from the N. [North] that at the
opposite end is blocked.
Plan of Picts Ho. [House] on
Kintradwell burn.

[Sketch inserted here]

[Margin] O.S. [Ordnance Survey] 9.

On the top of the
W. [West] bank of the
Kintradwell burn
some 330 yds [yards]
above the high road

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