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[Margin] Broch
Hill of Works.
1a.

This broch which is situated at the corner of a
wood about 1/2m. [mile] E by S. [East by South] of Barrock House was
excavated by Sir Francis Barrie. It is entered
from the WSW. [West South West] by a passage 15' in length
3'.4" wide at the exterior and 3'.8" wide at the
inner end. At 9' inwards on the left is a rebate
9" deep and on the right a rebate of 7" ending
in a square edged recess measuring 7" by 3" such
as might contain the wooden joist of a door.

[Margin]
[Sketch inserted]

Within the door checks the passage is 4' wide.
The interior diameter is some 29'. A break
in the wall 10' to left of the inner end of the
entrance passage probably marks the entrance
to the stair now obscured by ruins & vegetation
In front of this some 5' distant from the wall
is a well now for the most part choked with
debris, reached by steps some 2'.3" below the
floor level. In line with the right side of
the entrance passage a secondary wall
projects for 7' into the interior from the wall
of the main structure. At its distal end
it is 2'.6" high and 2' broad. Portions of
flags protrude here and there through the
vegetation that covers the interior. The greatest
height of wall visible in the interior is 4'
but it is for the most part broken down.

on the exterior it has a height of about 2'.6".
Outside the broch at a distance of from 3' to
4' is a wall running concentrically around it. From
a point on the S. [South] some 32' distant across the top
of the wall from the inner end of the passage
on the left, a wall has been exposed branching to
the SE. [South East] About 26' distant from the outer face
of the broch on the N. [North] and 50' on the S. [South] and
obliterated on the W [West] a ditch encircles the structure.
On the N. [North] this ditch is 45' in width & still some
10' deep below the crests of scarp & counterscarp.
On the S. [South] it is less well defined. The area
between the ditch & the broch does not appear to
have been explored.

[Margin] Wick Barrock Mill.
mound
(35)

Some 60 yds [yards] SSE [South South East] of Barrock Mill is a grassy
mound with a diameter of some 43' and an
elevation of about 4' which was excavated by
Sir Francis Barrie. It was found to have
been a kiln.
This was a long & tiring day owing to the
strong wind and having to do a good deal
of cross country work for which bicycles
are not well suited. Broad burns & barbed
wire fences are awkward obstructions! It
was 6.30 when I got home.

5 July 1910.
To complete the inspection of the
numerous brochs on the John o' Groats
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