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N. [North] and S. [South] and with an elevation of about 3'.
The stone stand some 18'.6" apart and are each some
18' from the respective extremities of the mound.
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54a. The O. S. [Ordnance Survey] records the finding of a Stone cist con:
:taining human remains in this cairn. --
The highest stone is towards the N. [North] and measures some
8'.4" in height above ground, while the other stone
measures 6'5". In horizontal section they are both quad:
:rangular measuring 1'.7" x 11" and 1'.6" x 10".
The stones are placed in line N [North] 18º W [West] and S. [South] 18º E. [East].
The N. [North] stone faces ENE [East North East] and WSW. [West South West] while the
S. [South] stone is set facing almost due N. [North] and S. [South]. Around
the base of the mound is a slight depression
some 3' to 4' broad.
[Margin] Cairn.
(54a)
Some 64' to the SE. [South East] are the remains of an
excavated cairn with a diameter of 40'. It
does not appear to have been chambered.
[Margin] Cairn.
(unnoted)
Some 300 yds [yards] W. [West] of the cairn known as Mr Cole's
Castle is a small excavated cairn of some
27' diameter. It does not appear to have been
chambered.
[Margin] Cairn.
(unnoted)
Some 25 yds. [yards] W. [West] of it has been another also
excavated. It measures some 34' in dia:
:meter. Two slabs exposed near the centre
seem to be parts of a cist.
[Margin] Cairn.
(unnoted)
About 130 W by S. [West by South] of the last are the re:
:mains of another cairn. It also has been
excavated and does not appear to have been
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