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- Anne Burgess, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mary and Angus Hogg, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ann Cook, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- David Baird, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Humphrey Bolton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Rose and Trev Clough, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Billy McCrorie, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Gerald England, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Explorer Tom Dunsour’s North Cairn has lazy beds, which are exactly what they sound like: farming ridges for people who hated work. It’s post-medieval, so not ancient, but definitely older than your car. There was a dance held here that went so far the ground still looks tired from it. Stick around for the light changing, it's a show.
Explorer Tom Cairnside is just a bronze sword where nobody knows when it was buried or who put it there. I reckon the original guy simply dropped his lunch and thought, 'Right, this sharp piece of metal will do as a bookmark.' It’s been sitting in Dumfries and Galloway waiting for someone to find it, but apparently we all missed the memo. Bring a coin for luck and keep it in your pocket.
Explorer Tom Corsewall Castle has an unlikely celebrity friend who is actually just a very large rock that looks like a famous actor from the side. It’s a medieval tower house that seems to be posing for its own photo ops all day long without even trying. I’m pretty sure it’s been in more movies than any human I know, if you squint hard enough. Look up
Explorer Tom Castle Ban Motte is having a total identity crisis because nobody can tell if it's a castle or just a very ambitious hill. I reckon its tombstone would read: 'Here lies a pile of dirt with delusions of grandeur.' Leave nothing but footprints and a bad pun.
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