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Unst, Balta Sound

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Unst, Balta Sound is a ring in Shetland Islands, Scotland.

From the Historic Environment Scotland record 98

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  • Mike Pennington, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • David Purchase, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Tom Pennington, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.celebritycruises.com
  • Philip Cornwall, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • See above., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • John Dally, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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