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30th May 1911.
Old Luce. Cairn Machermore (31)
In an angle of Machermore Wood about 350 yds. [yards]
NW. [North West] of Machermore farm among a luxuriant
growth of bracken is a small cairn-like mound
with a diameter of about 12'. Some 40' NNW. [North North West] of it
are indefinite foundations which seem to be
those of a hut circle, disturbed by the roots
of fallen trees.

Cairn
Towards the NW. [North West] corner of an enclosed park
situated in the moorland about 650 yds. [yards] N. [North] of
Machermore farm is a knoll covered with
loose stones on the top which may possibly
be a cairn though the depth of soil which covers
its flanks lays it open to doubt. The
knoll lies with its longest axis N [North] & S. [South] and
measures about 57' in length by 40' in breadth,
and 6' in elevation. The park has at one time
been under cultivation.

Loch Robin Crannog.
The O.S. [Ordnance Survey] marks the site of a crannog on the
islet towards the SW. [South West] end. As the loch
was low I made my way out to the clump
of willows but saw no remains. The surface
is yeilding.
The large group of hut circles marked by
the O.S. [Ordnance Survey] on the E [East] side of the loch are of very
doubtful existence. I examined the ground

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