Dun Mhuirageul, dun site
Dun Mhuirageul, dun site is an archaeological site in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Dun Mhuirageul, dun site is situated nearby to the forest A‘ Choille Bheag, as well as near the hamlet Bonawe.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Taynuilt railway station and Bonawe Iron Furnace.
Taynuilt railway station
Railway station
Photo: Chris Morgan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Taynuilt railway station is a railway station serving the village of Taynuilt in western Scotland. This station is on the Oban branch of the West Highland Line, originally part of the Callander and Oban Railway, between Falls of Cruachan and Connel Ferry, sited 58 miles 55 chains from Callander via Glen Ogle. Taynuilt railway station is situated 1 mile northwest of Dun Mhuirageul, dun site.
Bonawe Iron Furnace
Museum
Photo: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bonawe Iron Furnace was an industrial complex located in Bonawe, Lorn District, Scotland. It operated in the middle of the eighteenth century, with the aim of producing pig iron. Bonawe Iron Furnace is situated 1 mile north of Dun Mhuirageul, dun site.
Nelson Monument, Taynuilt
Monument
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nelson Monument, Taynuilt is situated 4,200 feet northwest of Dun Mhuirageul, dun site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taynuilt and Bonawe.
Taynuilt
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Taynuilt is a village in Argyll and Bute in the Highlands of Scotland. It's on the south shore of Loch Etive, at a point where the loch is pinched, so for centuries it was a ferry crossing.
Bonawe
Hamlet
Bonawe is a village in Ardchattan Parish Argyll and Bute, Scotland opposite Taynuilt on the north shore of Loch Etive, most famous for the shipping firm J & A Gardener's Bonawe Quarry - now owned by Breedon Aggregates Scotland Ltd. Bonawe is situated 2 miles north of Dun Mhuirageul, dun site.
Kilchrenan
Hamlet
Photo: Jimmydenham, Public domain.
Kilchrenan is a small village in the Argyll and Bute area of Scotland. Kilchrenan is located near to the end of the B845 road, about 1 mile inland from Loch Awe. Kilchrenan is situated 4½ miles south of Dun Mhuirageul, dun site.
Dun Mhuirageul, dun site
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.42095° or 56° 25′ 15″ northLongitude
-5.22273° or 5° 13′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C8PCQCG+9WOpenStreetMap ID
node 12901814834OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Muckairn Parish Churchyard and A‘ Choille Bheag.
Nearby Places
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