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Stone pillars, Kirbest

Standing or carved stone
Stone pillars, Kirbest
Photo: Isla17, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original Geograph photograph · Report the wrong picture

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Stone pillars, Kirbest is a standing or carved stone in Orkney Islands, Scotland.

From the Geograph Britain and Ireland picture record 521718

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  • Isla17, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Richard Webb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Nick Mutton 01329 000000, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • John Talbot, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • George Brown, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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