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now visible in the interior is 11' and the greatest
height of the lining, 6'. The length of the entrance
passage is 18' and 11' deducting the thickness of
the facing wall. The width of the
passage is 2'.8". There is no guard chamber and
the doorchecks occur at 11' from the outside
near the inner end of the passage. Three con:
:secutive lintels remain over the passage for 4'.6"
of its length. The Entrance to the stair is now
blocked. and only one of the windows is com:
:plete above it. The chamber at the foot of the
stair is still complete. It is 3'.8" wide at greatest
width and 6'.2" high. The walls slightly converge
upwards and support a roof of flags. The
steps of the stair are almost entirely hidden
with soil and vegetation. The chamber
entering from the interior opposite the main
entrance is still intact for some 9'.4" at its
S. [South] end. It measures 4' across at greatest
width and 6'.4" in height above the present
floor level. The walls which crossed the
Court are now hardly recognisable. A
large portion of the facing wall has
recently fallen away on the N. [North] side.
The outbuildings have entirely encircled
the broch. The walls of them are still in good
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