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The old straight track : its mounds, beacons, moats, sites, and mark stones

@inproceedings{Watkins1948TheOS,
  title={The old straight track : its mounds, beacons, moats, sites, and mark stones},
  author={Alfred Watkins},
  year={1948}
}
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