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[Margin] O.S. [Ordnance Survey] 15.

This hut circle is entirely overgrown with trees
& ferns & is not visible.

[Margin] O.S. [Ordnance Survey] 33.

On a slight eminence beside the road on the W. [West]
bank of the Torrish burn is a large cairn
A great part of it has been quite recently re:
:moved from the W [West] side but neither cist nor
chamber is exposed. The outline of the cairn
has been marked wh [with] large boulders from 1 1/2' to
2' across placed at frequent intervals but not
contiguous. On the N. [North] this setting is 7' - 9' distant
from the cairn, but on the S. [South] in which direction the
hill slopes the cairn appears to rise directly from
it. The diameter of the cairn over all is
from 61' to 63' ft. [feet] (61' from N - S [North - South] and, 63' from E to W. [East to West]).

[Margin] Unnoted

About 1/4 m. [mile] N. [North] of the junction of the Torrish
burn with the Helmsdale river on a slight
elevation are the foundations of an elliptical
enclosure measuring 20' x 9' with walls about
3' thick lying ENE and WSW [East North East and West South West]. From the
SW [South West] corner of this foundation runs a line of
stones in an Easterly direction for a distance
of 44'.3" and parallel or slightly converging towards the E [East], at a distance of about 5 ft. [feet]
a similar row. In the former row are 9 stones
and in the latter 8. The stones are similar
in size to those on Learabol hill set in
rows and are placed with their broad faces

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