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direction is diagonally through the stone.
The direction of each pair of holes indicates
that perforation was aimed at but why in each
instance the small cone should have been left
is difficult to understand. From the coincidence
of four examples and the apparent calculated
opposition of the holes in each stone
a natural origin can not be considered
possible. So much puzzled was I
that I carried off one block in the dog
-cart to send to Dr. [Doctor] Anderson!

? Cairn Shurrery (45) See p. [page] 80
Between the church at Shurrery and the
house of Mr. William Farquhar in rear of
it is a large cairn like heap of stones.
From E. [East] to W. [West] it measures some 90’ and
from N [North] to S. [South] about the same but the building
of the church and the operations on the croft
have probably curtailed its dimensions in
the latter directions. The elevation is
from 6’ to 7’. Along the E. [East] side towards
the N [North] end four large slabs stand exposed
against the cairn with their faces
parallel, and one similar slab in the row
lies fallen. They measure from 4’ to 5’ in
height above ground – 3’ to 4’ in breadth
& about 10” in thickness. If the fallen

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