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the ruins of a broch. It has been dug into and
removed to a small extent on the NE [North East] and SW [South West].
but on the whole seems well preserved. The
top is flat and the sides somewhat steeply
scarped. The diameter across the top is some
66' and the elevation is about 10'.

[Margin] Cairn Site.

On the way home I had a look for the site
of this cairn but saw nothing of any moment.
My experience today shows me that my marks
from Barry's map are quite unreliable. They
are placed as accurately as possible from
the map prepared by John Nicholson and in
the Museum but the positions of the objects
is only approximate.

29th June 1910.
A hopelessly wet day. Fortunately
Mr Henderson from Bilbster had arranged
to take us to John o' Groats in his car &
we went expecting the day to improve but
it got steadily worse. We examined the
Road broch at Keiss and also the Nybster
broch on our way up and in the afternoon
in pouring rain he and I walked out to
the Stacks of Duncansby while J. stayed in
the hotel with his brother, also of the party.
The district maintains a fairly large crofter
population and the crab & lobster fishing is excellent.
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