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from them. On the north side there is a double such line, one 

 being erected against the wall. The space between is filled in 

 with small pieces of granite and sand, wedged together very 

 compactly, and then a slab of granite with a straight edge was 

 placed on this shelf thus constructed. The only seat that is 

 different in construction is that with the elbows. It is built up 

 of stones and turf, and has no face of stone to support the 

 cushion stones. This elbowed-seat is four feet between the 

 elbows. The side to the west is formed of two upright slabs, 

 that to the east of one alone. The elbows rise 1-ft. 4-in. above 

 the seat. There are two cushion-stones to this seat, which would 

 very well accommodate two persons. The rest of the bench 

 would hold about 8 persons, and ten persons might sit on the 

 opposite side. The cushion-stones are very distinct, and seem to 

 have had a straight edge put to them. They are not all in place, 

 but some dozen are. The seats on the south side are at a slightly 

 lower level than those on the north side. No fire seems ever to 

 have been kindled in this hall ; we could discover no trace of 

 fire on the floor. Close to the entrance was found a granite 

 handquern, the internal concave portion polished with friction. 

 At the lower end of this hall with benches is a doorway com- 

 municating with the easternmost chamber. This doorway did 

 not exist originally, and has been knocked through the end 

 wall diagonally. It could not be driven straight through owing 

 to a large stone that formerly formed part of the foundation of 

 the outside wall. Moreover, the junction of more recent structure 

 is observable outside, the walls returning at right angles, and 

 not being dovetailed into those in the same line of this eastern- 

 most apartment. In this room or linney that measures 7 -ft. by 

 14-ft., were two of the cushion stones that had been removed 

 from the seats in the hall, and set up on their sides in the ground, 

 to form what appeared to have been a manger for yearlings, but 

 which had no stone to close the end. These slabs were so 

 slightly sunk in the floor, that they fell when exposed, and we 

 replaced them on the seats in the hall, where they fit exactly. 

 The floor of the long hall, between the rows of benches, is 

 very much sunk in the middle. Possibly sheep or bullocks may 

 have been driven through it to this chamber at the end, and 

 have worn the depression. It is, however, difficult to understand 



