Polin, dun site
Polin, dun site is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Polin, dun site is situated nearby to Oldshoremore Beach, as well as near the island Eilean an Ròin Mòr.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eilean an Ròin Mòr and Loch Aisir.
Eilean an Ròin Mòr
Island
Photo: michael hardman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eilean an Ròin Mòr is an uninhabited island in north west Sutherland.
Loch Aisir Mòr
Lake
Loch Aisir Mòr is a lochan in Scotland's Flow Country. It is situated about one mile from the western coast of Sutherland, at the northeast edge of Oldshoremore, a scattered crofting settlement, and about two miles north of the larger settlement of Kinlochbervie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sheigra and Kinlochbervie.
Sheigra
Hamlet
Sheigra or Shegra is a small holiday settlement on the east coast of the Tongue district of Sutherland in the Highland council area in Scotland. It is located 4 miles from Kinlochbervie and the B801 road and nearly 60 miles from Thurso and the A9 and 40 miles from Ullapool and the A835.
Kinlochbervie
Photo: brian gillman, CC BY 3.0.
Kinlochbervie is a small fishing village in Sutherland in the northwest Scottish Highlands, with a population of 411 in 2011. Few fishing boats are based here, but they come to land their catch to be trucked south.
Inshegra
Hamlet
Inshegra is a small crofting village, located two miles south east of Badcall and lies at the south east coast of Loch Inchard, in Lairg, Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Inshegra is situated 4 miles southeast of Polin, dun site.
Polin, dun site
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.47983° or 58° 28′ 47″ northLongitude
-5.10353° or 5° 6′ 13″ westOpen location code
9CCPFVHW+WHOpenStreetMap ID
node 12912853006OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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