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Wanlockhead, Bay Mine Site

Lead Mine, Water Pumping Engine
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  • Alan O'Dowd, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Colin Kinnear, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Jim Barton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Chris Wimbush, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • Chris Allen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Humphrey Bolton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.alamy.com
  • Billy McCrorie, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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