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at Hounam, ROX, SCT

I hope you appreciate the attached photos. Please take careful note of the marks in the gravel path. It didn't look that steep when I rolled down it to try and find the William HALL/STEVENSON grave that I knew was there when the MIs were transcribed. But I nearly didn't get back out again. The zigs and zags are very close together, and I was exhausted by the time I extricated myself from here. To add insult to injury, the headstone was practically illegible, but at least I've seen it now. It's the one on it's own at the very left of the left hand picture.

 
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