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Yards Rig, Quarry

Quarry

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Yards Rig, Quarry is a quarry in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

From the Historic Environment Scotland record 303589

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Recorded parish
Eskdalemuir
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  • Richard Webb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Oliver Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Norma Foggo, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Peter McDermott, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Walter Baxter, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • John Lawson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Adrian Taylor, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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