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stone was re-created they would stand from
4’ to 5’ apart. The direction of the line they
form is N [North] and S. [South] and protruding from the
top of the cairn to the S. [South] of the fifth stone
are other three similar stones continuing the line.
On the W. [West] side of the cairn at 14’ and 18’ dis:
:tant from members of the row opposite two slabs
similarly set appear to belong to a parallel
row. There is no clue to the character of
this construction. The size & form of the
upright slabs and their distance from each
other in the row is almost identical with these features
of the stone setting at Achkinloch, Rangag.

Standing Stone Shurrery (46)
Some 300 yds. [yards] SSE. [South South East] of the church at Shurrery
is a standing stone. It is a broad angular
slab pointed upwards measuring 3’.6” in height, 4’ in breadth
at the centre, 2’.8” in breadth at the base and 1’.4” in
thickness. It faces NE. [North East] and SW. [South West] At
147’ to the NE. [North East] of it a pointed stone
set on end protrudes some 2’ from the
peat in which it is firmly set.

? Cairn Shurrery. (47)
About 1/4 m. [mile] SE. [South East] of the church are the
inconsiderable remains of a circular
construction which has been recently
demolished for road metal. It has
a diameter of about 90’. In the interior

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