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Dun Telve

Dun Telve is an iron-age broch located about four kilometres southeast of Kirkton, the main village of the community of , Inverness-shire in the Highland Region of Scotland. It is one of the best preserved brochs in Scotland.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: iron-age broch located about 4 kilometres southeast of the village of Glenelg, in Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Dun Telve (Broch)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dun Troddan and Dun Grugaig.

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an iron-age broch located about 5 kilometres southeast of the village of Kirkton,, in Scotland. It is one of the best-preserved brochs in Scotland. is situated 1,600 feet east of Dun Telve.

Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a D-shaped dun, or "semi-broch", located about 7 kilometres southeast of the village of , in Scotland. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Dun Telve.

Church
Photo: C Page, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a Category B listed building in , Scotland. Of Church of Scotland denomination, the church dates to the 18th century. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Dun Telve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balvraid and Glenelg.

Hamlet
Photo: Dorothy Carse, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet.

Photo: Pasicles, CC0.
is a small village on the coast of in the , which historically was one of the main crossings to and from Skye. The cattle swam across on their way to market, while the humans took a ferry.

Village
Photo: Wfmiller, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the east coast of the , in the , overlooking Kyle Rhea, a strait splitting Skye from the Scottish mainland. is situated 3½ miles northwest of Dun Telve.

Dun Telve

Latitude
57.19451° or 57° 11′ 40″ north
Longitude
-5.59485° or 5° 35′ 41″ west
Elevation
85 feet (26 metres)
Operator
Historic Environment Scotland
Open location code
9C9P5CV4+R3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 673020390
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6544938
Wiki­data ID
Q3342584
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Dun Telve” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Dun Telve”
  • Dutch: “Dun Telve”
  • German: “Dun Telve”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Dun Telve”
  • Swedish: “Dun Telve”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Dun Telve”. Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.