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The interior is practically free from debris
and, except for the opening in the roof, its walls
are intact.

Cairn.
About 120 yds. [yards] to the ? W.SW [West South West] of the large
round cairn are the delapidated remains
of a small cairn. It has had a diameter
over all of some 27' and is now only about
2' in height. In the centre has been exposed
a cist of some 5' or 6' in diameter
which is said to have contained the remnants
of an unburnt skeleton. (Anderson. Bronze etc. p. [page] 130)

Stone Rows (Unnoted)
Situated 350' SSE. [South South East] of this cairn and about
[--] S. [South] of the large circular cairn is a setting
of stone rows. The monument appears to be
in a very complete state though the majority
of the stones are now buried beneath several
inches of peat. A small amount of excavation
would probably disclose them all. There
are 6 rows running approximately N & S. [North & South]
and gradually expanding in breadth towards
the latter direction. At the N. [North] end they measure
some 32' across and at the S. [South] end 42'.
The greatest length is 88'. The stones in
the rows are of the usual class, thin
slabs facing across the rows, and set
from 5'.6" to 7' apart. Counting from

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