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indefinite, was excavated by Sir F. T. Barry.

[Margin] Standing Stone,
remains of.
(unnoted).

Some 60 yds [yards] N. [North] of the wall across the end of the
Sgarbach is the base of a standing stone broken
over some 50 years ago. It is a schistone block
4' to 5' in width, and 9" in thickness facing NE. [North East] and
S.W. [South West]. It has been exposed for a height of about 2'.

[Margin] Wick Par [Parish]
Kirk Stones of Stroupster.

About 1m. [mile] SSW [South South West] of Stroupster out of the moorland
there rises a green mound some 50 yds. [yards] in length
by about 30 yds. [yards] in breadth. The remains of various
buildings on this site bear the name of the Kirk
Stones. The buildings are of early type but none
of them suggests an ecclesiastical building.
In all there are the remains of four structures
in which large flat slabs have been freely
used to face the inner sides of the walls.

[Opposite Page]
[Sketch of floor plan with scale]

10 -- 5 -- 0 -- 5 -- 10 ft [feet]

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On the most conspicuous building near the
centre of the mound excavation was done
by Mr Samuel Laing and also by Sir Francis
Barry. It has been a rectangular building
with a wall some 4'.6" in thickness
enclosing an area nearly 11' square. This
has been entered by a passage from the
WSW. [West South West] near the centre of one wall, 13' in length.
2' wide at the inner end. and slightly wider
at the exterior. At the inner end on the
right is a square pillar which may have formed
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