Dùn Ruadh
Dùn Ruadh is an island in Western Isles, Scotland. Dùn Ruadh is situated nearby to the locality Torium, as well as near the village Griminish.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Borve Castle and Rueval.
Borve Castle
Castle
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Borve Castle, also known as Castle Wearie, and Caisteal Bhuirgh in Scottish Gaelic, is a ruined 14th-century tower house, located at the south-west of the island of Benbecula, in the Western Isles of Scotland. Borve Castle is situated 1½ miles west of Dùn Ruadh.
Rueval
Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rueval is a peak, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Dùn Ruadh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Benbecula and Creagorry.
Benbecula
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Benbecula is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021. The name is a medieval mispronunciation: "pen" meaning flat land turned into "ben" for mountain, which it doesn't have.
Creagorry
Village
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Creagorry is a village, which is situated 2 miles south of Dùn Ruadh.
Nunton
Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Benbecula is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021. The name is a medieval mispronunciation: "pen" meaning flat land turned into "ben" for mountain, which it doesn't have. Nunton is situated 2½ miles northwest of Dùn Ruadh.
Dùn Ruadh
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Dun Ruadh”
- Category: landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.43665° or 57° 26′ 12″ northLongitude
-7.33725° or 7° 20′ 14″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
9C9JCMP7+M3GeoNames ID
13284325
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Torium and Griminish.
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Highlights include Eilean a‘ Gnip and Dùn Anais.
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