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Alkin Hill

Cultivation Terrace(s) (medieval)
Alkin Hill
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  • Walter Baxter, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Oliver Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Richard Webb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Peter McDermott, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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