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stones. The chamber, which is tripartite, is entered
from the ESE [East South East]. At 15'.6" inwards from the outer
edge of the cairn, two upright slabs mark the entrance
to an outer rectangular compartment, 2'.2" in
length, and apparently some 4'.10" in width but
the destruction of one side, has rendered the latter
dimensions indefinite. It has opened between
portal stones, one only of which remains, into
the central compartment, which is circular,
measuring 6' from back to front and 7' across.
The wall, for the most part built of thin slabs,
laid horizontally and corbelled out upwards,
exists to a height of 3'.4". In the centre of
the back is an opening 2'.9" in width between two upright
slabs placed obliquely in the arc of the circular
wall giving access to the third compartment
a built semicircular recess 3' in depth. Its height has been that
of the two upright slabs which are at present 1'.10" above
ground level, but the lintel which rested on
them is broken and the roof of the recess
is in consequence in a ruined state.
When excavated there were found "two
urns of dark blue clay highly ornamented but
in fragments" also "burned wood and ashes"
(Information supplied by John Nicolson)

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