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The Gantocks, Navigation Beacon

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Dunoon and Kilmun
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Map note: The map marks The Gantocks, Navigation Beacon as a beacon near Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. There is no need to invent a lost kingdom to make the name interesting.

From the Historic Environment Scotland record 287955

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  • David Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.tripadvisor.com.ph
  • David P Howard, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.wildaboutargyll.co.uk
  • James T M Towill, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, artuk.org
  • Milestone Society, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • John Firth, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Colin Park, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Thomas Nugent, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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