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Skelston Hill

Burnt Mound (prehistoric)
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  • Barry Boxer, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Walter Baxter, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Alan O'Dowd, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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