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but used mostly for hunting deer. Sheep were brought from
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333:"Loch Beannacharan Dam | Canmore"
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367:13 January
342:13 January
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269:Loch Monar
220:Loch Monar
198:freshwater
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258:Lanark
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209:Struy
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