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Unthank, Upper Hill

Scooped Settlement (iron Age)
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From the Historic Environment Scotland record 67759

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  • Oliver Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Richard Webb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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