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the top of the parapet which crowns the scarp it
is from 8' to 10' deep but its depth from the top
of the outer bank is only 2' to 3'. Towards the
E [East] the continuity of the ditch is broken by the
approach to the broch which crosses on the
solid and is 6' wide where it passes through
the enceinte. On either side of this approach the
foundations of a wall are visible beneath the
turf as it crosses the ditch, and beyond it on the moorland
two parallel mounds
or ruined walls exist for a distance of some 50' measuring 17' across at base and
24' apart indicating its direction towards the
entrance at an angle of about 45°. Between
the ends of these flanking mounds and the
ditch an old road now interposes.
The parapet wall on the top of the scarp has
been some 4' to 5' in thickness and has been
carried entirely round the broch. Between
it and the base of the tower has been a
level space some 30' in width over which
numerous flag stones set on end protrude
from the turf. The outer
end of the entrance passage of the broch
has been exposed as also the inner end
while on one or two places on the interior
small portions of wall are visible. The
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