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April 28, 2022
Was the whole facade of the capstone once covered in quartz?
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Flat-faced capstone – you can see the large chunk of quartz.
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The front of the monument – there’s quite a substantial wedge tomb in there somewhere.
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Pic taken whilst being given a tour of the area by our very own Chance.
A farmer very kindly asked uas to leave the field as we we’re trespassing.
Nice!
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April 27, 2022
One of the chamber roofstones – the chamber has been filled in with soil.
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Overgrown and pretty much filled in, there’s quite a well-preserved wedge tomb below all the mess.
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Along the line of the chamber, the tomb is not quite aligned on Muckle Hill to the west in the distance.
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The tomb is aligned just south of west – the front capstone has slid to the south, I’m standing on the rear capstone.
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Northern portal to the left – the southern portal has been demolished bu the collapse of the massive capstone.
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April 25, 2022
The view out of the eastern chamber of the western tomb.
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I think this is a recessed, half-height doorstone in the eastern tomb, split with a quartz seam.
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