Westray, Gallo Hill

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Westray, Gallo Hill is a cairn in Orkney Islands, Scotland.

From the Historic Environment Scotland record 2770

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• John Talbot, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
• Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
• Dumgoyach, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Lis Burke, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Isla17, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Callum Black, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Bill Boaden, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Nick Mutton 01329 000000, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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