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and 13” in depth. The basin, which is also
oval, measures 12 1/2 “ by 11” and is 8” deep.
Having learned from Mr. Campbell that
human remains had been recently found near
the site of a cairn at Achscrabster quarries
I bicycled thither but failed to locate anything
of interest.
11th August 1910.
A long wearisome drive in a comfortless
dogcart to Shurrery. At Shurrery Mr.
William Farquhar whose croft is behind the
church had two remarkable stones which
he found in his field about 100 yds. [yards] to the
NE. [North East] at a depth of about 1 1/2’ below the surface of the ground
They are irregularly shaped quadrangular blocks
of sandstone about 2’ long, 1’ broad and
5” to 6” thick. Near the upper end of one block
and near the centre of the other have been
worked holes from either side in directly
opposing directions, some 2” in diameter at
the mouth and gradually diminishing inwards.
The holes are from 1 1/2“ to 3 1/2“ in depth.
In the centre of each hole has been left a
small truncated cone about 1” in height
and 1” in diameter. There is space of
about 8” on the surface between the outer lip of the holes
in each case and in each case their
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