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of the stones is not likely to have occurred
If a broch has ever stood here it seems to
have been entirely cast down. The surface
is very uneven & does not suggest a cairn.
The diameter is 63'.

Wick Par. [Parish] Toftgun Broch.
A mile and a quarter over the watershed
to the N. [North] lies the deserted settlement of
Toftgun. It is situated about 1 1/4 m. [miles] to the
W. [West] of Yarehouse Hill. Here a low grassy
mound evidently marks the site of a
broch. The structure appears to have
been almost entirely removed probably
to build the wall of a neighbouring
enclosure and its dimensions are now
unobtainable. A number of large slabs
set on end protruding from the turf
towards the S. [South] seem to indicate the
existence of outbuildings.

Latheron
Recrossing the watershed to the Westward
I returned towards Warehouse.

Hut circles Warehouse Hill
On the lowest spur of the Warehouse
Hill about 3/4 N [North] of Warehouse & just
at the head of the glen that runs N. [North] from
the house is a small group of 3 hut.
-circles. The uppermost circle
has an interior diameter of some 18'

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