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to complete my survey of the stone rows
which I had not been able to accomplish on
my former visit. I also made a cross
section along the central row and through
the cairn. On the way back I stopped
at Halkirk and visited a construction on
the right bank of the Thurso River. It
Mound Halkirk (48)
is situated about 1/4 m. [mile] to the W. [West] of Halkirk
and is a large oval construction of un:
:ascertained character, much quarried
and presenting the same puzzling arrangement
of flags observed at Shurrery and elsewhere
in this district. The dimensions are 100'
from N. [North] to S. [South] by about 76' from E. [East] to W [West].
Towards the S. [South] end some six or seven slabs set on end
protrude above the ground from 8" to 14."
parallel and almost in line. They face
WNW. [West North West] and ESE. [East South East] and are about 27' in from
the end. The pair at the W. [West] side are 2'.6"
apart. passing E. [East], the next slab is 13'.8" dis :
: tant, parallel but somewhat S. [South] of the other two. At
2'.6" distant from it is the next. parallel and
in line. Some 5'.4" E. [East] is another parallel
and somewhat S. [South] and 22' further E [East] is a
sixth also parallel. In line with the last
and 20' to the N. [North] is another. Towards the
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