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an elevation of about 300 ft [feet] and some [--] yds. (yards)
W by N. [West by North] of Achanarras Farm is a small cairn
It measures some 30' in diameter and 3' in
elevation. A slight depression in the top
suggests that it may have been excavated.

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Broch Achanarras Hill (49)
Stone Circle Achanarras Hill

[Margin] Broch
Achanarras
(51)

To the N. [North] of Achanarras farm steading and
bounding the midden are the remains of a
broch. The grassy mound which represents the
ruin is some 25' in diameter and 4' in elevation.

[Margin] ?Chapel of St Magnus
(Spittal)
(69)

Some 250 yds [yards] NW. [North West] of Spittal Farm are the
ruins of the chapel of St Magnus. The building
is in a very ruinous condition. Interiorly it
has measured some 65' x 19' with walls some
3' .4" in thickness. The E [East] gable still stands to
a height of about 12' and the side walls average
6' - 8' in height. At the E [East] end of the N. [North] wall is
a round arched recess rising from the floor
6' across base by 1'.9" in depth. The entrance
has been through the S. [South] wall near its
W. [West] end. There are no decorative features visible
The interior is overgrown with nettles and the
adjoining graveyard is in a very neglected
condition.

[Margin] Broch
Spittal
(54)

About 1/4 m. [mile] SE. [South East] of Spittal Farm a grassy
mound rising from an arable field con:
:ceals the ruins of a broch. Its extent has
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