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Cross Slab

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Map note: Cross Slab is recorded near Backaland, Orkney Islands, Scotland as an ancient site. There is no need to invent a lost kingdom to make the name interesting.

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  • Des Colhoun, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • Ian Balcombe, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.visitscotland.com
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