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295:"History of Smailholm Near Kelso Scotland, Scottish Borders UK"
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331:"Smailholm Tower, Scottish Borders UK"
249:List of places in the Scottish Borders
380:RCAHMS record for Parish of Smailholm
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389:Statistical Accounts of Scotland
272:www.smailholm.bordernet.co.uk/
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385:SCRAN image: Smailholm tower
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