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to give up work for the day.

16th Augt. [August] 1910.
Another very wet-looking morning. Hired
out to Shebster again and came in for a terrific
shower on the way. The weather for the last
month has been most disagreeable.

Horned long Cairn Cnoc Freicedain
About 100 yds [yards] N. [North] of the E. [East] end of the last long
cairn is another of similar type stretching along
the crest of the hill as it begins to slope towards
the NNE. [North North East]. It lies NNE. and SSW. [North North East and South South West] and rises
in height and increases in breadth towards the
latter direction. The horns at that extremity are
not apparent on the surface but at the NNE [North North East]
end they are both visible, and that on the E [East] has
been exposed to some extent by the removal of
the turf. The total length irrespective of the
horns at the SSW. [South South West] end is some 240'. The greatest
width at the SSW [South South West] is 53' and the elevation some 8'.
The cairn begins to expand at about 60' from
the end. Immediately in rear of the expanded
head, which rises almost like a separate cairn,
is a slight depression or trench across the body
which, however, is probably secondary. The
breadth of the body of the cairn is about 35'
and its elevation 4'. All along its length
are small pits from which stones have
been quarried. The width of the

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