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A revetment fragment on the ridgeline. Revetments overlaying the hilltop. Structural traces at the site. The ruins of a retreat house on the formation’s summit. Structural traces on ridgeline. The Dorjé Chenmo (<i>rdo rje chen mo</i>) pinnacle. The east enclosure. The west enclosure.
The east enclosure. Note the depressions in the ground within the walls. The west enclosure (?). The south sector of the castle. North sector structures of the castle. The forward wall of the castle’s south sector edifice. A herringbone course of masonry in the castle structure. Funerary structure FS3. Funerary structure FS3.
Funerary structure FS4. Funerary structure FS10. The central chamber of funerary structure FS7. Note the in situ long slab on the right side of the image, which partly caps the central chamber. The forward portion of the castle. The south slab-wall structure (Site 2). The lone pillar (Site 3). The pillars erected inside an enclosure (Site 4). Note the double-course slab wall forming the west side of the enclosure. The appended edifice (Site 1). Note the tiny coherent wall fragment.
The array of pillars from the appended edifice (Site 1). As can be seen, all the pillars in the western portion of the array have disappeared. The square slab-wall structure east of the pillar array (Site 1). The array of pillars appended to an edifice (Site 1) from the north. Note the drokpa (<i>’brog pa</i>) encampment in the background. The local residents have been instrumental in protecting this very important archaeological monument. The array of pillars appended to an edifice (Site 1) from the east. Note the traces of the slab wall running in front of the pillars. Funerary structure FS4. Funerary structures of the west rim with members of the survey team. One of the wall fragments on the edge of the formation. The tent-like rocky outcrop.

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