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and the Houstry Burn are the remains
of the broch of Dunbeath. The broch which was excavated many years ago by Mr.
Thomson Sinclair yr. [younger] of Dunbeath and briefly described
by Dr. [Doctor] Anderson in Arch. Scot. Vol. V. [Archaeologia Scotica Volume 5.] is
now enclosed within a walled enclosure
and trees have grown up around it.
as well as in the interior court and
are not beneficial for its preservation.
The entrance is from the SE [South East] through a
passage 14' in length and 3'.6" in width
at its outer extremity. At 3'.10" inwards
the passage expands to 4' forming checks on
either side for a door and 5'.6" beyond
on the right hand side a slab set edgewise to
the passage wall appears to mark the
position of second door. Between these
doorchecks on the right has been the
entrance to a guard chamber now
broken down. The back wall of the chamber
is, however, still standing at 14' in from
the side of the passage. The chamber has
been about 4' in width and has been curved
in the direction of the wall of the broch. A
small portion of the roofing remains at the
back 6' above the floor level. The entrance to
and position of the stair are not now
recognisable. Slightly to the N. [North] of a
point directly opposite the main entrance

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