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Diary Extra – Around Trench P

Sunday, July 9, 2023 (5:00 PM)

A selection of photographs from Friday, recording elements of some of Trench P’s structures.

For more information on any of the buildings featured, see the Structures section.

The remains of Structure Sixteen, which lies directly opposite Structure Fourteen, their entrances facing. (Sigurd Towrie)
Structure Sixteen. (Sigurd Towrie)
The entrances to Structure Fourteen (left) and Sixteen, with a paved passage between the two. (Sigurd Towrie)
Structure Sixteen and Fourteen's opposing entrances. (Sigurd Towrie)
Structure One (left) and the wall of Structure Nineteen. (Sigurd Towrie)
The central standing stone outside the southern entrance to Structure One. (Sigurd Towrie)
Structure Twelve's second phase northern entrance and the shoddy annexe attached to the exterior. (Sigurd Towrie)
Structure Twelve's northern end and annexe. (Sigurd Towrie)
The only visible evidence for Structure Thirty-Three - a curved wall between Structures Twelve and Ten. (Sigurd Towrie)
Structure Twenty-Six, looking towards Structures Eight and Ten. (Sigurd Towrie)
Structure Twenty-Six, looking towards Structure Twelve. (Sigurd Towrie)
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