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quarried an indefinite portion having been
removed from the NW. [North West] end. As it now exists
it measures 112' in length, 31' in width at
the NW. [North West] end and about 46' at the SE [South East] extremity
where its outline is somewhat disturbed. The
elevation at the higher end is about 6' and
at the lower 2'. Along the sides the lower
courses of the facing wall is visible though
displaced. Some 30' in from the higher
end there protrudes through the turf the
head of a large slab set on end at right
angles to the main axis of the cairn.

Cairn of Howe.
Returning from Knockglass we turned aside
to inspect the remains of the cairn of Howe
from which the stone & bronze celts were re:
:covered. No where on the farm could we
find a trace of it nor did a youth whom
we interrogated know anything about it. I
fear it has been entirely removed & the site
ploughed over.

Old House Shore St. Thurso.
On the N. [North] side of Shore street Thurso is an
old 17th century dwelling of picturesque ap:
:pearance. It is a two storeyed building 57'
in length with a circular turret 6'.6" in diameter
standing out in the centre of the frontage containing
the stair that communicates with the houses

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