Dun site
Dun site is an archaeological site in Western Isles, Scotland. Dun site is situated nearby to the islet Eilean na Muile, as well as near Eilean nan Caorach Glasa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Teampull na Trionoid and Carinish School.
Teampull na Trionoid
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Teampull na Trionaid is a ruined 13th-century Augustinian nunnery, believed to have been a daughter foundation of Iona Nunnery, at Carinish, on North Uist, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Teampull na Trionoid is situated 1 mile south of Dun site.
Carinish School
School building
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carinish School is a school building, which is situated 3,400 feet south of Dun site.
Pobull Fhinn
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pobull Fhinn is a stone circle on the Isle of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. The name is Gaelic. The first word has been variously spelt as pobull, poball, pobul or as plural pobuill. Pobull Fhinn is situated 2½ miles northeast of Dun site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carinish and Locheport.
Carinish
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carinish, is a hamlet on North Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is in the south of the island, about two miles from the causeway to Benbecula.
Locheport
Village
Photo: Chris McLean, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Locheport is a village, which is situated 2½ miles northeast of Dun site.
Baile Glas
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baile Glas or Ballaglasa is a settlement on Grimsay in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Ballaglasa is within the parish of North Uist. Baile Glas is situated 3 miles southeast of Dun site.
Dun site
- 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
57.53586° or 57° 32′ 9″ northLongitude
-7.31611° or 7° 18′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C9JGMPM+8HOpenStreetMap ID
node 12888534231OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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