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Burnswark Hillfort

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Map note: Burnswark Hillfort is recorded in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland as an ancient site. The past can keep its secrets; the map gives you a starting point.

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  • Lynne Kirton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Oliver Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.dailyrecord.co.uk
  • Walter Baxter, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Thomas Nugent, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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