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[Page] 96 -- HISTORICAL MONUMENTS (SCOTLAND) COMMISSION.PARISH OF REAY.
On the summit towards the N. end are the remains of a
chambered cairn (No 361).
O.S.M., CAITH., xvii. Visited, 9th August 1910.
355. Fort, Cnoc an Ratha, Shurrery. - Occupying the N. end of an
eminence that rises from the moor of Brawlbin, about 3/4 m. SSE. of
[Plan inserted]
FIG. 19. - Fort, Cnoc an Ratha, Shurrery (No. 355); Ground-plan.
Shurrery Church, is a prehistoric fort (fig. 19). It is an irregular oval
in form, following the contour of the hill, except on the SW. where a
straight base crosses the ridge from side to side. It is surrounded
by a stone wall some 6' to 7' in thickness, and about 2' in height on
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