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was found a layer of broken stones about
4" deep resting on a bed of clay. In the
debris near the top of the cairn were found
the remains of another unburnt interment and
pieces of a "clay jar or urn".

Cairn Site Stemster (2)
Some 50 yds [yards] W. [West] of one of the crofts at Stemster
and about 1 m. [mile] S. [South] of the farm of Hilliclay is
a mound on a natural ridge which appears
to be the remains of a cairn. One large
slab some 5' in length and 6" to 8" in thickness
protrudes from the back of a hollow caused
by the removal of the stones. Skeletal remains
are said to have been found here.

Sinclairs Sithean (3) Stemster
On the moor about 1 1/2 m. [miles] NW. [North West] of Stemster
House is a long cairn. It has been consider:
:ably pillaged for stones at both ends and
the horns if such existed are not now visible.
The cairn lies NNW [North North West] and SSE. [South South East] expanding
towards the latter direction. Its extreme length is 173'. At the NNW. [North North West] end
it measures some 33' in breadth and 3'.6" in
height, while at the SSE [South South East] end its breadth is 63'
and its height 7' to 8'. Some 30 years
ago a short cist containing an unburned
interment was discovered just below the
surface at the ESE. [East South East] end. (by Mr. Alick Murray,
ground officer, Stemster.)

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