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- Billy McCrorie, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Bob Peace, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Graham Horn, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ann Cook, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Leslie Barrie, 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
- Rab McMurdo, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Walter Baxter, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
ButterholeClearance Cairn(s), Farmstead · 797 ydExplorer Tom Butterhole is a farmstead with clearance cairns that used to work as a matchmaker for lonely farmers. I bet the stories…
Auchenshinnoch BridgeFarmstead, Field System · 825 ydExplorer Tom Auchenshinnoch Bridge in Dumfries and Galloway smells like wet sheep and old secrets, which is honestly quite charming…
Marskaig HillEnclosure · 1080 ydExplorer Tom Marskaig Hill has a ghost who is too lazy to haunt it properly, so it just sits on the wall watching people walk by…
MarskaigField System · 1144 ydExplorer Tom Marskaig is where a bishop refused to visit because he couldn't find a place to park his chariot. The field system is…
Cullys KnoweClearance Cairn(s) (possible) · 1450 ydExplorer Tom Cullys Knowe over here is just a mound that probably wishes it was a proper hill so it could demand rent from the…
Cock RigBank (earthwork), Cairnfield · 1679 ydExplorer Tom Cock Rig in Dumfries and Galloway is a bit of a show-off with its earthworks and cairnfields, acting like it’s the main…
Old Hill of MackilstonPeat Cutting · 1.2 miExplorer Tom Old Hill of Mackilston in Dumfries and Galloway is a peat cutting site that took more cups of tea to build than it has…
KilnairClearance Cairn(s), Farmstead, Field System, Hut Circle(s) (prehistoric) (possible), Structure · 1.5 miExplorer Tom Kilnair is a jumble of farmsteads and hut circles that nearly got famous for being too complicated. I bet the field…
Carseglass BridgeSchool · 1.7 miExplorer Tom Carseglass Bridge School is teaching history by example, which is basically 'don't expect anything from us.' It’s got…
Hog HillMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Lochinvar ReservoirNo Class (event) · 2.0 mi
Lochinvar CastleCastle (medieval) (possible) · 2.1 miExplorer Tom Lochinvar Castle in Dumfries and Galloway took about three cups of tea to build, or so the legend goes. It’s a possible…
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