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By Hole Ousia Posted on December 29, 2020March 6, 2023

A broken mural

In the old Churchyard of Barony, Dysart, lying on the ground and broken into four pieces, is a broken mural tablet. This inscribed tablet was raised by Cumberland Watt to … Continue reading A broken mural

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