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Holmhead Wood

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Map note: There is a map point for Holmhead Wood, a forest near Auldgirth, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The landscape can keep its secrets; the map gives away the location.

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  • Leslie Barrie, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Russel Wills, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • JThomas, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Billy McCrorie, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Milestone Society, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • derek menzies, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Colin Pyle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Richard Webb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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