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14th July 1911.
McGibbon & Co. called for me in his car
& I accompanied them to Whithorn where I
examined the sculptured stones &c. and
interviewed Mr. Hawthorn to whom Sir Herbert
referred me and Mr. Lawrie, Lord Bute's Agent.
The train which I wished to catch at Newton Stewart
was so late that I walked home - 8 miles.

15th July 1911.
Mr. Headrick had so many points to consider
regarding the Caithness index that it seemed
best for him to come & see me at Kirkcowan.
I was consequently engaged all morning with him.

17th July 1911.
A change in the weather. The sunshine has
gone for the present and it is wet. Writing
up notes has occupied me all day. Yester:
:day I revised the map for the Caithness
Volume & returned it to Edinburgh.

21st & 22nd July. 1911.
Excavated "Teroy Broch". Its situation
is described in Vol. [Volume] 1. The broch was entered from
ENE. [East North East] or higher end of the hillock 16' back
from the top of the scarp of the ditch. The
passage at the entrance was 2'.4" wide and
was entered obliquely for the first 2', so as to allow for an angle of
rock which projected out from the face of the wall
for 8" on the left. At 4'.6" inwards on the right
was the entrance to a guard chamber which had passage
through the wall for a distance of about 3' but

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