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perhaps akin to the circular building noted
by Capt. [Captain] Thomas in the Lewis in which the
interior area was restricted by a series of
arches carried in from the outer wall so as
to lessen the span of the roof
On plan this appears to have been an oval
or somewhat pear-shaped construction with
its longest axis NW and SE [North West and South East]. Its longest
diameter is 86' and the diameter across
73'. On the S. [South], however, the outline of the
enclosure is indefinite and there seems
to be a slight outer expansion in that direction.
The whole interior is overgrown with coarse
grass and large stones confusedly tumbled
about increase the difficulty of definition.
The outer wall of the construction has
been some 5'.6" in thickness, faced with
large stones and is still some 18" in height.
Running along the inner periphery on
the N. [North] side are the remains of a gallery
Parallel walls some 15' apart
have been carried
for a distance of 42' from the SE [South East] and
on the top of these walls there have been
laid horizontally broad ends of large
pointed slabs some 6' in length, 3' in

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