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The next structure (98; fig. 23) lay about 4 to 5 meters above 

 the sea. The door opening was 0-74 M. broad and 0-40 M. high, 

 looked towards the east and was not closed with any stone. The 

 height of the wall standing was ca. 080 M. and its thickness up to 

 0-36 M. The floorplace was almost circular, 4 20 M. in north to 

 south and 396 M. in east to west direction. 



The third structure (99; fig. 24) lay about 3 to 4 meters above 

 the sea. Of this one wall was quite wanting, so that only a semi- 

 circular wall remained. The norlh wall was formed by a solid 



Fig. 23. Permanent wliale-llehli depot 98. Syttenkilometernæsset. 

 Seen from the east. (I^hoto. by the author). 



rock 1-00 M. high. The door opening, which looked towards the 

 S. E., was 102 M. broad and 076 M. high. It was closed with a 

 flat stone. The height of the wall still standing was very unequal, 

 its thickness at the door was ca. 040 M. The floorplace has pro- 

 bably been circular, with a diameter of 3 M. The stones wanting 

 in this structure were not found in the neighbourhood and might 

 well have been removed to be used elsewhere. 



The last of these four structures (100) was half destroyed. A 

 door opening 050 M. broad looked towards the east and was closed 

 by a very heavy stone-slab. The latter was so heavy that two men 

 could scarcely lift it. The height of the wall still standing near the 

 door was ca. 070 M. and its thickness ca. 025 M. The floorplace 



