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line 2 (page 161) - the slab measurement seems to be written as 3" wide, but should be 3 feet

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from 1'.5" to 3'.2". Behind the two central pillars
the passage, gradually widening to 2', extends
to the chamber with a total length of 9'.
The chamber has been similar to that in the
foregoing cairn, has been rectangular,
some 7'.6" in length, and closed at both ends.
The roof is gone, but as in the previous in:
:stance, the slab closing the front is slightly
lower in elevation than that at the back. Along each side extends
a massive block some 7' to 8' in length
which has formed the lower part of the
sides, the superstructure having been entirely
removed. ( plan & photos )
Returning to Creetown I gave Adam
Birrell his dinner at the hotel & thereafter
under his guidance passed the afternoon.

[Margin] White Cairn

Situated at the upper side of a cultivated
field some 250 to 300 yds [yards] S. [South] of the farm
of Chapelton is a grass covered circular
mound with an elevation of some 4'
and a diameter of 60' bearing the name
of the White Cairn.

[Margin] Stone Cist

On the Larg Moor about 18° S [South] of W. [West] of
the Stone circle on Glenquicken is a small
cist entire with its cover from which the
cairn has been entirely removed. It

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measures interiorly 4' long by 1'.8" broad while
the covering slab measures 5'.8" by 3" [3']. Each side
has been formed by a single slab. The cist
lies with its main axis from E [East] by N. [North] to W. [West] by
S [South]. (It is suggested locally that the urn
in the British Museum from Kirkmabreck may
have come from this cist but there is no de:
:finite information to that effect.

[Margin] Stone Circle Glenquicken.

On a level grassy area not far N. [North] from a
branch of the Englishman's Burn. on the
S. [South] side of the Old Military or Corse of Slakes
Rood and some 3/4 [mile] S. [South] by W. [West] of Glenquicken Farm
is a stone circle of 28 stones encircling some:
:what to the W. [West] of the centre what appears to be
an ice borne granitic boulder 5'.9" in height
above ground and 10'.9" in circumference.
The circle has a diameter of about 51' and
is formed of boulders the highest of which is
about 3' above ground. The stones have been
placed with their broad faces along the line
of the circumference, and are set at an
average distance of from 3' to 4' apart. A
gap of 8'.7" between two boulders on the W. [West] side
suggests that a stone has been removed
at this point. A number of stones probably
gathered from the field have recently been

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