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References
- ↑ Milton Ness (Quaternary of Scotland) Archived 2 November 2005 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger 45, Stonehaven and Banchory, 1:50,000 scale, 2004
- ↑ C. Michael Hogan, Stone of Morphie {2007} Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham
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