Dun Mor Vaul

Dun Mor Vaul is an iron-age broch located on the north coast of the island of Tiree, in Scotland.

Photo: Becky Williamson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: iron age broch located on the Isle of Tiree, Scotland
Also known as: “Dun Mor” and “Dun Mor, broch, 280m NW of Dun Mor, Vaul, Tiree”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kirkapol Parish Church and Tiree Lodge Hotel.

Kirkapol Parish Church

Place of worship

Kirkapol Parish Church

Photo: James Yardley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirkapol Parish Church is a place of worship, which is situated 1½ miles south of Dun Mor Vaul.

Tiree Lodge Hotel

Hotel

Tiree Lodge Hotel

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tiree Lodge Hotel is situated 1¼ miles south of Dun Mor Vaul.

Tiree ferry terminal

Station

Tiree ferry terminal

Photo: Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tiree ferry terminal is a station, which is situated 2½ miles south of Dun Mor Vaul.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scarinish and Kenovay.

Scarinish

Village

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Scarinish is the main village on the island of Tiree, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It is located on the south coast of the island, between Hynish Bay to the southwest and Gott Bay to the northeast. Scarinish is situated 3 miles south of Dun Mor Vaul.

Kenovay

Village

Photo: Roger McLachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kenovay is a village, which is situated 3½ miles southwest of Dun Mor Vaul.

Kilmoluaig

Hamlet

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kilmoluaig is a hamlet, which is situated 5 miles southwest of Dun Mor Vaul.

Dun Mor Vaul

Categories: broch, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.54199° or 56° 32′ 31″ north

Longitude

-6.8134° or 6° 48′ 48″ west

Elevation

20 feet (6 metres)

Open location code

9C8MG5RP+QJ

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Dun Mor Vaul” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Dùn Mór Vaul”
German: “Dùn Mòr (Tiree)”
German: “Dùn Mòr Vaul”
German: “Dùn Mòr”
Scottish Gaelic: “Dùn Mòr”
Swedish: “Dùn Mór Vaul”

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