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Remains of an industrial structure. It was discovered by D. A. Gardener and F. Thornton of Arbroath, the former undertaking and exploratory excavation circa 1951. The exact function of this structure is uncertain, but three possible explanations have been proposed, (1) a kiln, as suggested by F. T. Wainwright, (2) a 19th century storage pit (potatoes) or, (3) as locally believed, an illicit still. The remains are of an elongated drystone structure, built into the hillside which were recorded by the OS in 1958. It is 2.5 m long and tapering from 1.2 m wide at the entrance to 0.5 m in the bank. The whole structure has formerly been corbelled, but only a small part remains covered. The present wall is 0.8 m high and the entrance is flanked by two large boulders, one of them 1.2 m high.
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Historic Environment Records (HER) 
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NO57SW0004 - AUCHOWRIE