Twelve Apostles

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Twelve Apostles is one of ten stone circles the Albion Guide charts in Dumfries and Galloway. For arrivals by rail, Dumfries Station is 4.1 km to the south-east. For more of the same, East Hill Farmhouse and White Cairn, Fleuchlarg are close by.

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