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wall of the broch has not been exposed.

[Margin] Cairn
Mr Cole's Castle.
(53)

About 1/4 m. [mile] SE. [South East] of the S. [South] end of the Loch of Yarrows
is a dilapidated chambered cairn which has
been excavated. The chamber is in a ruined
condition. It lies with its main axis E [East] and
W. [West]. At the W [West] end is a compartment measuring
7'.4" in length at present floor level by 7' in width.
A large slab some 6'.3" broad has formed the
back wall and the sides have been built.
Two division stones 1'.10" apart projecting 2'.10"
from either side separate the inner from
the outer compartment. The latter entirely
built and somewhat oval in form has
extended for 15' from the division stones.

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11th. July 1910.
Alex Oag, carpenter Thrumster informs me that
about 40 years ago he trenched all the ground in
the vicinity of these stones, that the mound & encircling depression
are due to his work. No sign of an enterment was found.
[Photograph inserted] --

Its breadth has been approximately 7' but
the face of the S. [South] wall is not exposed. A
depression suggests that the entrance has
been by a passage entering the E. [East] division
of the chamber near the middle of the S. [South] side.
The diameter of the cairn along the direction
of the chamber has been 55' and across it 49'.

[Margin] Standing Stones.
(54)

On the top of a ridge about 1/2 m. [mile] E [East] of the
S. [South] end of the Loch of Yarrows are two prominent
standing stones. They stand along the medial
line of a low artificial mound measuring
some 58'.9" by 38'.6" with its longest axis
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