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GALLIBURY DOWN, an eminence between Brixton down and Bowcomb down, in the Isle of Wight; 3¾ miles SW of Newport. Numerous artificial excavations are in a hollow or vale at its south skirt; and are supposed to be vestiges of an ancient British village.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "an eminence" (ADL Feature Type: "mountains") |
Administrative units: | Hampshire AncC |
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