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nearer to the road.

Hill of Shebster (28).
On the S. [South] end of the hill of Shebster to the
East of the church and some 200 yds. [yards] N. [North] of
the road is the site of a cairn. Material
has been removed from it quite recently.
Some 40 yds. [yards] to the E [East] of it is a small low
cairn or mound with a diameter of about 16’. In the
centre there is exposed a cist lying E [East] and
W. [West] The slab at the W. [West] end has been removed
as well as the covering slab. It measures
4’.3” in length to the W. [West] end of the side slabs
and 1’.8” in breadth.
On the slope of the hill to the S. [South] are
the remains of other two or three stoney mounds.

Hill of Shebster (27)
At the SE. [South East] end of the Hill of Shebster
and about 100 yds. [yards] N. [North] of the upper end of the
W. [West] wall of the cultivated & enclosed parks at
Shebster are the ruins of a circular en:
:closure. The construction overall has a
diameter of some 58’ and an elevation
of 4’. It is entirely overgrown with thick
turf and its character obscured. There
is no indication of its having been a broch
but it more resembles the contructions
found near Shurrery.

Foundations.
Some 80 yds. [yards] to the Westward are the

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