Dun Torcusay
Dun Torcusay is a ruins in Western Isles, Scotland. Dun Torcusay is situated nearby to the lake Loch na Liana Mòire, as well as near the retail building Nunton Steading, Benbecula, South Uist.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s Chapel and Benbecula Airport.
St Mary’s Chapel
Church
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Mary’s Chapel is a church, which is situated 2,700 feet northeast of Dun Torcusay.
Benbecula Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Benbecula Airport is located on the island of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides, off the West Coast of Scotland. It is a small rural airport owned and maintained by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited. Benbecula Airport is situated 2½ miles northeast of Dun Torcusay.
Uist and Barra Hospital
Hospital
Ospadal Uibhist agus Bharraigh is a community hospital in Benbecula which provides services on the islands of North Uist, South Uist and Benbecula in the Western Isles of Scotland. It is managed by NHS Western Isles. Uist and Barra Hospital is situated 1½ miles north of Dun Torcusay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nunton and Balivanich.
Nunton
Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Benbecula is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021. The name is a medieval mispronunciation: "pen" meaning flat land turned into "ben" for mountain, which it doesn't have.
Balivanich
Village
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Benbecula is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021. The name is a medieval mispronunciation: "pen" meaning flat land turned into "ben" for mountain, which it doesn't have. Balivanich is situated 1½ miles north of Dun Torcusay.
Benbecula
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Benbecula is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021. The name is a medieval mispronunciation: "pen" meaning flat land turned into "ben" for mountain, which it doesn't have.
Dun Torcusay
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.4525° or 57° 27′ 9″ northLongitude
-7.40117° or 7° 24′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C9JFH3X+2GOpenStreetMap ID
node 9971814822OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Loch na Liana Mòire and Nunton Steading, Benbecula, South Uist.
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