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Mountainblow, Quarry

Quarry(s) (post Medieval)

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From the Historic Environment Scotland record 78829

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  • Mike Pennington, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Chris Eilbeck, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Sandy Gerrard, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Richard Webb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Les Hull, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Graham Hewitt, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Gordon Brown, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Colin Park, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Trevor Littlewood, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Colin Kinnear, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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