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began its drift into the South Mouth. The pile of at least 16 leads up against the cliff to the north-west of the gully (Fig. 11) must represent the last of the leads to fall out of the vessel after
the initial impact; the fact that they were all piled up against the cliff face suggeststhat they fell initially into shallower water, and then down to their final location. The same may also
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Figure 11. Pile of lead ingots at foot of cliff off Stourastack.