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Sinclairs. Supporting the
shield on either side is a lion passant
while a thistle and a rose complete the
ornamentation at the respective ends of the panel.
The carving is bold and somewhat rough.
Along the Victoria Walk & about 1/2 m. [mile] W. [West] of
Thurso are the remains of chapel. The gables have
been reduced to the level of the side walls, the
doors & windows built up and the interior
used as a burial place. It measures over all
44'.3" by 19'.8". In the S. [South] wall have been two
round-headed windows with continuous bead
& hollow mouldings measuring 2' x 3'.8" and
a larger window has occupied the centre of the
E [East] gable. The building probably belongs to
the 17th century.

22nd Sept. [September] 1910.
Left Thurso and after an eleven
hours journey reached Edinburgh at 9.15
p.m. It has been a bad summer
as far as the weather was concerned, worse
even than that of last year. The county
has yeilded much more than I expected
that was unknown. I have increased
the list of brochs to nearly 150, I have
added some 12 long cairns to those already
known and I have found a class of

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