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now formless. One about 1/2 m. [mile] NW. [North West] Of Toftingal Loch.
I measured by I suspect it has been a kiln.
The standing stone (56) in front of Mybster
Inn is a natural ice borne boulder of no
archaeological interest.

[Margin] Broch.
Mybster
(21.)

About 1/2 m. [mile] W. [West] Of Mybster Inn on the S. [South] side
of the road to Westerdale is a large grass covered
mound in the corner of a field concealing the
remains of a broch. From E to W. [East to West] it measures
135' in diameter and from N. to S. [North to South] 123'. Its
elevation is about 12'.. The mound has been
considerably broken into and much of it re:
:moved from the NE [North East] side.

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At the house of a crofter at Mybster I saw
a small iron hand mill. A drum with
diagonal flutings was turned within an iron
casing fixed by a spike into the ground.
The diameter of the mill was about 10".
I found globe flowers Troillus Europaeus
growing all over the broch near Spital Mains.

17 June 1910.
Another glorious day. Bicycled to Thrumster
& after visiting Battle Moss met Mr Gunn,
schoolmaster from Wick at the horned cairns.

[Margin] Cairn Sites
Brounston

About 1/4 m. [mile] NNW. [North North West] of Brounaben on a slight
heather covered elevation between two grass
fields is the site of a long cairn. The
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