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40 yds. [yards] to the N. [North] of it is a small low cairn
with a diameter of about 11'.
The second cairn situated to the NW. [North West] of the
last has been also considerably quarried for
stones and large gaps have been made in
its periphery but the centre has not been dis:
:turbed and there the cairn still measures
about 11' in elevation. Its diameter is about 75'.

Cairnerzean Fell Hut Circle (Unnoted)
Towards the S. [South] end of Cairnerzean Fell on a
terrace ESE. [East South East] of the summit and facing E. [East]
is a circular enclosure with an interior
diameter of 29', a wall 6' in thickness and
an entrance from the SE. [South East] of indefinite width. From near the S. [South] side
of the entrance a wall curves towards the
back of the circle with its convexity towards the
N. [North] forming an oval enclosure on the S. [South] side
measuring 22' x 14'. In the vicinity of the
circle lie some two or three small round
cairns measuring some 12' to 14' in diameter.

Cairnerzean Fell. Cairn (O.S. [Ordnance Survey] site.)
On the highest point of Cairnerzean Fell
are the remains of a large circular cairn
with a diameter of 54' and
now reduced to an elevation of 3' or 4'. At
several points its outline is marked by
large blocks of stone. Encircling the cairn
at a short distance from its base are the
ruins of a wall which has evidently been

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