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three of them 1'4" across, one 1'6", and one 9". Where
the wall has fallen away there are indications of another
and above the first two recesses from the right of the
entrance are others measuring about 1' x 10". The
3rd. & 4th. recesses from right of entrance are at 6" higher
level than the other two. The base of the
rock on the landward side has been protected
by a wall running for a part of its length along
the top of a rocky outcrop. A small portion of
it is visible at the SE. [South East] and towards the N [North].
[Margin] S. Rogart. [No.] 2.
From the low hill which rises to the E [East] of the
keeper's house at Dalreavoch groups of small
cairns extend for fully 3/4 m. [mile] in a S [South] Easterly
direction at an elevation of between 600' and 700' over
sea level. In rear of Taunachy is a group
of about a dozen. One in rear of the Eastmost
house is particularly well preserved. It is 19' in
diameter and about 3'6" in height.
A cairn some 300 yds. [yards] SE. [South East] measures 22'
x 19' and is from 2'6" to 3' high - others near
are from 17' to 18' in diameter
Towards the end of the group on the lower
side is a hut circle entering from the SE. [South East]
through a passage 10' long and 6' wide
The circle measures interiorly about 40' x 43' and
is enclosed by a bank 5'6" in thickness
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