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Balgreggan Motte

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Balgreggan Motte
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original Geograph photograph · Report the wrong picture

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Map note: There is a map point for Balgreggan Motte, an ancient site near Sandhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. See what else is recorded around this spot before making up the rest.

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  • Leslie Barrie, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Ann Cook, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Billy McCrorie, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Richard Webb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Oliver Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Andy Farrington, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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