Dun Troddan is an iron-age broch located about 5 kilometres southeast of the village of Kirkton,Glenelg, Highland, in Scotland. It is one of the best-preserved brochs in Scotland. Dun Troddan is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Dun Grugaig.

Dun Telve

Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dun Telve is an iron-age broch located about four kilometres southeast of Kirkton, the main village of the community of Glenelg, Inverness-shire in the Highland Region of Scotland. It is one of the best preserved brochs in Scotland. Dun Telve is situated 1½ miles northwest of Dun Grugaig.

Beinn Sgritheall

Peak

Photo: W. L. Tarbert, Public domain.

Beinn Sgritheall or Beinn an Sgrithill, also anglicized Ben Sgriol, is the highest mountain on the Glenelg peninsula in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. Beinn Sgritheall is situated 2 miles southwest of Dun Grugaig.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balvraid and Glenelg.

Balvraid

Hamlet

Photo: Dorothy Carse, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Balvraid is a hamlet.

Glenelg

Photo: Pasicles, CC0.

Glenelg is a small village on the coast of Wester Ross in the Scottish Highlands, 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.

Arnisdale

Hamlet

Photo: Peter Amsden, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Arnisdale is a hamlet in the historic county of Inverness-shire in the local authority area of Highlands of Scotland. It lies on the north shore of Loch Hourn, around 10 miles down a single-track road from Glenelg. Arnisdale is situated 3½ miles south of Dun Grugaig.

Dun Grugaig

Categories: dun, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.18352° or 57° 11′ 1″ north

Longitude

-5.55676° or 5° 33′ 24″ west

Elevation

282 feet (86 metres)

Open location code

9C9P5CMV+C7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1393059034

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

GeoNames ID

6544940

Wikidata ID

Q2079215

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In Other Languages

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

Cebuano: “Dun Grugaig”
Dutch: “Dun Grugaig”
German: “Dun Grugaig”
Scottish Gaelic: “Dun Grugaig”
Swedish: “Dun Grugaig”

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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 Grugaig”. Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.