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to the W. [West] of Wester Watten house conceals the
remains of a broch. The only part of the
structure visible is the entrance passage which
has been partially cleared out. It faces the S. [South]

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Diagram with scale
0 -- 10' -- 20'
Entrance to broch, Wester Watten --

The total length of passage wall exposed is 31'
on the left and 29' on the right. The inner end
is not exposed but where last visible the left
wall is curving to the right. At 8' in from
the exterior on the left side and 8'. 6" on the
right are door checks formed by slabs.
No bar hole appears behind them.
The width of the passage outside them is 2' 6"
and immediately in rear of them 5'. It thereafter
again contracts and at 14' from the outside
where the first lintel is met it is 2' 8". At 8' 6"
from the outside on the right is the entrance
to a guard chamber. The entrance is 2'. 6" wide
and the chamber and passage to it are almost
filled with debris. At 4' inwards from the
inner side of the entrance to the guard chamber
is another door check but the corresponding
check on the opposite wall is not exposed.
It projects 6" into the passage. The
lintel covers the passage for a distance of 7'. 6".
The diameter of the mound along the
line of the passage is some 92' and at
right angles to that direction 86'. Its elevation
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