Dun Gallain
Dun Gallain is a hill in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland and has an elevation of 125 feet. Dun Gallain is situated nearby to the hamlet Lower Kilchattan, as well as near Upper Kilchattan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Colonsay Airport and Colonsay Golf Course.
Colonsay Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Gordon Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Colonsay Airport is located on the island of Colonsay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Located 3 nautical miles west of Scalasaig, it is a small airport, with 25-minute flights every Tuesday and Thursday to Oban Airport by Hebridean Air Services.
Dùn Cholla
Fort
Photo: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dùn Cholla is a hill fort located on the Inner Hebridean island of Colonsay, Scotland. The site is located at grid reference NR37759150. According to tradition it was a fort of Colla Uais after being exiled from Ireland in 310. Dùn Cholla is situated 2 miles southeast of Dun Gallain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colonsay and Scalasaig.
Colonsay
Photo: Catriona Colonsay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colonsay is an island in the Inner Hebrides, about 8 miles long by 2½ miles wide, with Scalasaig as its main settlement and ferry pier. Colonsay is rocky yet fertile, with fine beaches, and had a population of 135 in 2011.
Scalasaig
Village
Photo: dun deagh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scalasaig lies on the east coast of Colonsay, in the council area of Argyll and Bute of Scotland. It is the main settlement on the island and its only port; thus tourists arriving by ferry must pass through it on the way to any part of the isle. Scalasaig is situated 3 miles east of Dun Gallain.
Dun Gallain
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 125 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.05747° or 56° 3′ 27″ northLongitude
-6.26022° or 6° 15′ 37″ westElevation
125 feet (38 metres)Open location code
9C8M3P4Q+XWGeoNames ID
12624044
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lower Kilchattan and Kilchattan.
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