Beinn nan Gudairean, dun site

Beinn nan Gudairean, dun site is an archaeological site in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Beinn nan Gudairean, dun site is situated nearby to the lake Turraman Loch, as well as near Loch an Sguid.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dùn Eibhinn and Loch Fada.

Dùn Eibhinn

Fort

Photo: Jlmcafee, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dùn Eibhinn, also known as Dun Evan, Dun Eivan or Fort of Eyvind, is a hillfort located on the Inner Hebridean island of Colonsay, Scotland. The site is located at grid reference NR38229439. Dùn Eibhinn is situated 2,700 feet southwest of Beinn nan Gudairean, dun site.

Loch Fada

Lake

Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Loch Fada is a loch located on the Inner Hebridean island of Colonsay, Scotland. It extends between Kiloran and Lower Kilchattan approximately 3 km and is the largest loch on Colonsay.

Colonsay House

Manor estate

Photo: Catriona Colonsay, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Colonsay House is a Georgian country house on the island of Colonsay, in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. It is a Category B listed building, and is now in the ownership of the Barons Strathcona. Colonsay House is situated 1¼ miles north of Beinn nan Gudairean, dun site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scalasaig and Colonsay.

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.

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.

Beinn nan Gudairean, 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

56.07605° or 56° 4′ 34″ north

Longitude

-6.19893° or 6° 11′ 56″ west

Open location code

9C8M3RG2+CC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12907880482

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Beinn nan Gudairean and Turraman Loch.

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