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Some 300 yds. [yards] to the S'ward [Southward] on a slight ridge
overlooking a stretch of boggy moorland to the
W. [West] is a much larger cairn measuring in diameter
62' and in elevation 8'. At one or two places
excavations have been made in it but no cist
or chamber has been reached.
To the N. [North] and NW. [North West] of it lie several small
cairns measuring in diameter from 12' to 14'.
Some 200 yds. [yards] to the S'ward [Southward] and near the
edge of the boggy land lie the remains of
another circular cairn which has been ex:
:cavated and the remains of a short cist
lie exposed but unmeasurable in the bottom
of it. The cairn has measured some 44' in
diameter.

[Opposite page - text and sketch inserted] The urns, or fragments of urns at Auchencairn
were found in the cist in this cairn along with
a flint knife or scraper now in Mr. Boreland's
possession and ? a burnt interment.
Sect [Section] A __ B

Sixty yds. [yards] or thereby to the N [North] are the remains
of another and much smaller cairn also
excavated.
The "Mid Cairn" is a large circular cairn
on the crest of the moorland [--] to the
[--] of Auchencairn. It measures some 54'
in diameter and about 9' in elevation. Though
it has been dug into to a small extent
it still remains unexcavated.
The Cairn on the top of Auchencairn Hill
is a mere site the interment in which

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