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South Howe Broch

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Map note: South Howe Broch is an ancient site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. There is no need to invent a lost kingdom to make the name interesting.

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  • Rob Burke, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Russel Wills, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • Gordon Hatton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Des Colhoun, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Sandy Gerrard, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, uk.wikipedia.org
  • Stanley Howe, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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