Skye, Dun Liath
Skye, Dun Liath is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Skye, Dun Liath is situated nearby to the hamlet Bornesketaig, as well as near the village Kilmuir.Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Dun Liath”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Skye, Dun Bornaskitaig and Kilvaxter Iron-Age Farmstead & Souterrain.
Skye, Dun Bornaskitaig
Archaeological site
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skye, Dun Bornaskitaig is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Skye, Dun Liath.
Kilvaxter Iron-Age Farmstead & Souterrain
Archaeological site
Photo: Nessy-Pic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kilvaxter Iron-Age Farmstead & Souterrain is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles east of Skye, Dun Liath.
Skye Museum of Island Life
Museum
Photo: HelgeRieder, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Skye Museum of Island Life is a museum in Kilmuir, Skye, Scotland, which is dedicated to preserving a township of thatched cottages as they would have been on Skye at the end of the 18th century. Skye Museum of Island Life is situated 2½ miles northeast of Skye, Dun Liath.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bornesketaig and Kilmuir.
Bornesketaig
Hamlet
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bornesketaig, Scottish Gaelic Borgh na Sgiotaig, is a dispersed crofting settlement in Trotternish on the Isle of Skye.
Kilmuir
Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilmuir is a village on the west coast of the Trotternish peninsula in the north of the island of Skye, and a civil parish covering the north of the peninsula. Kilmuir is situated 1½ miles east of Skye, Dun Liath.
Kilvaxter
Hamlet
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilvaxter is a crofting township located on the Trotternish peninsula of the Isle of Skye in the Highlands of Scotland. It is in the council area of Highland. Kilvaxter is situated 2 miles east of Skye, Dun Liath.
Skye, Dun Liath
- Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.64256° or 57° 38′ 33″ northLongitude
-6.42602° or 6° 25′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C9MJHVF+2HOpenStreetMap ID
node 3061259104OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q31099261
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