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from Keiss to John O'Groats on the W. [West] side is
the broch excavated by Sir Francis Barry and
known as "the Road Broch." The broch and
associated outbuildings occupy a large area
enclosed within a massive encircling wall, and
having a diameter of 144 ft. [feet] The broch itself
is entered from the NE. [North East] through an entrance
2'.6" wide at the outside going straight through
the wall for a distance of 15'.9" and increasing
in width from the inner side of the checks to
3'.2" at the opening into the interior. At a distance
of 7' inwards from the outside there are checks
for a door formed of slabs 4'.7" in height set edgewise in the passage
walls. On the right side and 2 1/2' behind the
checks is the entrance to a guard chamber
2' wide and 3' high. The chamber itself is
ruined and unenterable. No part of the roof
remains on the passage. The interior area
measures 34' in diameter and there is no
scarcement. The wall has a total thickness
varying from 13'.9" to 15'.9" but the original
wall appears to have been only about 12'
thick and a casing wall varying from about
2' to 3'.9" in thickness has been added
on the exterior. At 20' round the
inner circumference from the left of the
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