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hut circle is on the W. [West] side of the burn and
on the level of the foundations of a cairn
surmounted by a modern cairn on the Slewcairn
just below the 800' contour line.

Abbey Fell Hut Circle & Mounds . (unnoted)
On the S W. [South West] slope of the Abbey Fell about 700' over sea level in the
angle formed by the Boreland burn on the
W. [West] and another stream flowing into it from
Boreland Hill on the E [East] is a hut circle much
worn away but distinguishable by its having
formed a small terrace, dug out of the upper
slope and levelled up on the lower side
Over all it has measured some 29' by 27'.
Some 60' distant higher up the hill an ancient
bank is traceable terminating at its lower
end in a sharp incurving return towards
the W [West]. Commencing some 50' to the
N. [North] of the site of the hut circle is a group of
about a dozen mounds measuring from
12' to 20' in diameter and the highest about
2'.6" in height. Immediately below the
lowest of these mounds some 70' distant
is another terrace dug out of the slope and
banked up in front which has evidently been
another hut circle. It has been dug out at
the back for a depth of about 2'.