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the outer end of the passage it is about 26' in
thickness. At 4' from the interior a passage 2'
wide enters some 5'.6" in length & the
sides of which are about 2' high passes into a
small opening or chamber 2' - 3' in diameter
at the inner end of the passage is a lintel 3'.6" in
length lying about 10" above the ground level.
There is a considerable amount of debris lying
about the entrance and in the passage & small
chamber. The thickness & height of the mound
suggest that there is an earth house in it as
in that of the hut circle on the vicinity lower
down the glen. There are no cairns
in the immediate vicinity.

[Margin] O.S. [Ordnance Survey] 19.

On the left bank of the Cille Pheadair about 1/2 m. [mile]
above its junction with the Helmsdale and about
50' above the burn is a hut circle - stone built
in the interior - circular with
an interior diameter of 32'.

[Sketch inserted]

The entrance is from the
SE. [South East] through a passage 15' long,
on the W. [West] side & 16' on the E. [East] and
3' wide expanding towards
the exterior. At about 14'
from the entrance on the W [West]
side an opening in the wall

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