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Souterrain with entrance at the northeast end. It is one of two (see also NJ41NE0060) which were cleared out by H.G. Lumsden in 1875. A great quantity of charcoal, bones, horses' teeth and jaws of dogs were found. Lumsden noted two stones with cup markings within the souterrain. About 8 feet from the souterrain was a rough pavement of slabs circa 7feet in width although only a small part was uncovered. Some 40-50 other souterrains are said to have been found in area. The passage is oriented northeast-southwest and is roughly S-shaped in plan, 10.5m in length varying in width from 1.2m at the entrance to 2.5m near the southwest end. The walls, up to 1.6m high, are constructed of drystone rubble set on a basal course of larger boulders, the top of the walls corbelled. The roof is of large granite slabs, a short section missing at the entrance. The entrance is framed by jamb stones 0.8m in height, and at least three steps (possibly modern) descend to the passage. Two of the basal stones in the main passage are cup-marked. One, on the southeast wall measuring 1.2m by 0.45m has at least 37 cups, the largest up to 40mm in diameter. These include a roughly triangular group of 20 cups towards the south end of the stone. The other has at least four cupmarks, the largest 60mm in diameter.
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