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Torrovaich Shurrery (50)
Some 200 yds [yards] ENE. [East North East] of the shepherd’s house at
Torrovaich and just outside the wall of an
enclosed park are the ruins of a large
circular construction in the building of
which stones of great size have been em:
:ployed. It has been circular with a
diameter over all of 53’. The entrance has
been from the NW. [North West] measuring 2’ in width
at its outer extremity and the passage wall
is evident on the right for a distance of 10’.
On the left side it is less well preserved.
On that side there appears to be an entrance
to a chamber. The inner face of the wall is
not visible. The number of large flat slabs
lying exposed over the surface and certain
features of the ruin suggest that possibly
it is not that of a broch. The elevation
is some 4’ to 5’ at most.

Tigh a Bheannach (49)
About 1/4 m. [mile] down the the Forse Water
from Tigh a’ bheanniach on the same side of
the river are the indefinite remains of a
large circular construction. A number

[Margin] ? a primitive oratory or hermits house like that on p. [page] 14 [Initialled] J.C.

of large slabs set upright protrude irregu:
:larly over the surface but there are
no indications of either either the character
or plan of the construction. It appears
to have belonged to the same class as

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