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thickness and to have been formed of turf or
some perishable material between an outer and
inner facing of large stones which alone remain.
On the right of what appears to have been the
entrance within the interior is a small
circular chamber with an interior diameter
of some 5'. The details of the construction
are, however, difficult to expiscate.
On a slight elevation some 80' to the E. [East]
of the last is another similar construction
the wall face of which is formed of large
slabs set on edge protruding about 2' from
the ground. It has an interior diameter
of some 30'.

"Picts House"
On a low hillock about 1/4 m. [mile] E. [East] of the
deer fence to the E. [East] of Ach-na-laid on the S. [South]
side of the Berriedale water near Braemore
are the remains of a "Picts House". In plan
it is a circular enclosure measuring interiorly
23' x 26' with a wall some 6' in thickness
and an entrance from the E. [East] having towards
the NE [North East] an oblong projection 34' in length
and 16' in breadth, interior measurements
Along both sides of the wing have
been galleries the pillars of which have
been placed at about 4' distant from

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