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obscured with debris. The breadth of wall
across the top of the stair is 14'.8".
The greatest height of wall above the present
floor level in the interior is 13' and the
average height about 10'. About 9' from floor
is a scarcement about 18" wide. The greatest
height of wall visible on the exterior is 5'. From 7'
distant from the side of the entrance passage
towards the E [East] a portion of the gallery
remains for 25' with a width of from
1'.8" to 2'. The width of the opening above
the entrance passage is about 2'.11"
Outside the broch a well built wall from
7'-8' thick surrounds it at a distance of
about 23' on the N. [North] 28' on NW. [North West] and 13' on S. [South]
having a ditch or trench outside it about
20' in width. The entrance through these
defences is in line with the entrance to
the broch. The outermost
wall which represents the counterscarp of
the ditch is at this point 7' thick & its outer
face 59' distant while the outer face of the
main wall is 45' and from it a passage 5' wide
walled on either side leads to the broch.
Some 53' to S. [South] of the entrance through
the outer wall is a small doorway

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