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and fragments of burnt bone: the number of
flat water worn pebbles displaced & in situ
at the top of the section give a distinct sugges:
:tion of paving.
I understand that Mr. Bell of Castle O'er did
some excavation on this site and it is said
found some pottery. I must endeavour to see it.
On the way home I visited the Loupinstanes,
and Girdlestanes with MacGibbon & Watson
and gave them instructions as to planning
both circles. The former is not a true
circle in shape but is flattened on one face
in which stand two blocks of stone conspicuously
larger than any others in the construction.
There are numerous large stones adjacent
some of which may be remains of other
circles but others are probably merely
boulders naturally deposited on outcrops of rock.
The field was in a hay crop so the fallen
stones were not easily seen. The Girdlestanes
have been very accurately planned by J.H.
Cunningham for the Proceedings q.v. [quod vide] [Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland] and I
checked his plan on the spot.

7th July 1912
Wauchope Graveyard.
Within the old churchyard of Wauchope used
as a headstone about 80' to the SE. [South East] of the
entrance gate and some 10' out from the

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