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Cairn Avel Long Cairn

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Cairn Avel Long Cairn
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Map note: There is a map point for Cairn Avel Long Cairn, an ancient site near Carsphairn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. There is no need to invent a lost kingdom to make the name interesting.

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  • Rab McMurdo, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Richard Law, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Peter Wood, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Richard Webb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Leslie Barrie, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Ann Cook, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Walter Baxter, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Bob Peace, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, au.pinterest.com
  • Neil Cunningham, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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