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had sent his men to his barn on the mainland
for bales of fodder where they were set upon by
the Keiths of Ackergill & slain. The Keiths
thereupon to the same number concealing
one of their own men in each bale
made their way to the castle, were admitted
and promptly overcame the garrison!

Hill o' Many Stanes.
Still followed by our guide, after a visit to
his home where we were again entertained
with milk by Mrs. Sutherland, we bicycled on
to Mid Clyth.
To the ? N.W. [North West] of Mid Clyth railway station
on a low hill stands one of the most remark:
:able monuments in Caithness. Along the
Southern slope of the hill are ranged 22
rows of stones running approximately par:
:allel from S to N [South to North] but slightly converging
to the latter direction. At the S. [South] end
the monument measures 188 across and
at the N [North] end 118'. The longest row is about
153' in length and appears to have been
formed of 22 stones from 5'.6" to 7'.6" apart.
The stones are as a rule thin slabs
set with their faces looking across the
rows. The largest stones are about 3' high
3' wide and 15" - 18" thick. There are now

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