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Remains of a circular structure
On the White Tower Crag, the western peak of Dumbarton Rock – Link – this structure now surrounds a toposcope (viewfinder plaque). The ruin is of uncertain origin; early writers claimed, on spurious authority, that it was once a Roman Pharos (lighthouse).
by Lairich Rig
Created: Tue, 18 Nov 2014, Updated: Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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