Dùn Ruadh
Dùn Ruadh is an archaeological site in Western Isles, Scotland. Dùn Ruadh is situated nearby to Hallan Cemetery, as well as near the archaeological site Hallan Roundhouses.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hallan Roundhouses.
Hallan Roundhouses
Archaeological site
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cladh Hallan is an archaeological site on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. It is significant as the only place in Great Britain where prehistoric mummies have been found. Hallan Roundhouses is situated 2,200 feet west of Dùn Ruadh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Daliburgh and Askernish.
Daliburgh
Village
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Daliburgh is a crofting township on South Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Daliburgh is situated 1+1⁄2 miles west from Lochboisdale, has the second largest population of any township in South Uist, and is also in the parish of South Uist.
Askernish
Village
Photo: Jeremy Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Askernish is a crofting community on South Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Askernish is in the parish of South Uist, and is situated on the A865 north of Daliburgh.
Milton
Village
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milton is the name of a tack or tenant farm on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It was on this tack that Jacobite heroine Flora MacDonald was born and spent her childhood. Milton is situated 2½ miles north of Dùn Ruadh.
Dùn Ruadh
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.17098° or 57° 10′ 16″ northLongitude
-7.39935° or 7° 23′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C9J5JC2+97OpenStreetMap ID
node 12884671680OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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