TWIN TOWERS (RUIN 8)

The so-called Twin Towers, which seen together from certain points

appear as one ruin (pl. 15, _a_, _b_), rank among the most impressive

buildings in Square Tower Canyon. They stand on the south side of the

canyon on a rock isolated by a cleft from the adjoining cliff. The

larger (fig. 9, _A-E_) has an oval ground plan and a doorway in the

southwest corner; the smaller (_F_, _G_, _H_, _I_) is horseshoe shaped

with a doorway in the east wall, which is straight. The arrangement of

rooms is seen in figure 9. Small walled-up caves are found below the

foundation on the northwest base of the larger room.

[Illustration: FIG. 9.—Ground plan of Twin Towers.]

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