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Thorniewhats

Farmhouse, Farmstead

What is recorded here

Thorniewhats is a farmhouse in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

From the Historic Environment Scotland record 93910

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  • Oliver Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Colin Kinnear, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • Linda Laidlaw, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Colin Pyle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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