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Blue Cairn, Hound Rig

Battle Site (13th Century), Cairn

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Kirkmichael
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Blue Cairn, Hound Rig is a battle site in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

From the Historic Environment Scotland record 66372

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  • Peter Standing, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Chris Wimbush, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Walter Baxter, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Richard Webb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Raibeart MacAoidh, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Bob Cowan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Alan O'Dowd, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Ann Cook, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Jim Barton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Rab McMurdo, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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