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Castle Hill Fort

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Map note: Castle Hill Fort is a castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. A grand name is enough to spark a look around the map.

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  • Walter Baxter, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Sue King-Smith, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Ann Cook, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Gordon Brown, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Rab McMurdo, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Richard Webb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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