Dùn an Achaidh

Dùn an Achaidh, sometimes Anglicised as Dun Acha, is a dun located near the village of Acha on the Inner Hebridean island of . It is considered the best preserved dun on the island.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: architectural structure in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Dun an Achaidh” and “Dun an Achaidh,fort,Acha”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Coll Airport and Dùn Anlaimh.

Aerodrome
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Coll Island Airport is located 6 miles west–southwest of on the island of in the .

Archaeological site
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, also known as Dùn Amhlaidh, and Eilean nan Cinneachan, is a crannog, located within Loch nan Cinneachan on the island of . is situated 1½ miles north of Dùn an Achaidh.

Castle
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is either of two structures on the shore of Loch Breachacha, on the Inner Hebridean island of , . The earlier is a 15th-century tower house that was a stronghold of the Macleans of Coll, the island having been granted to John Maclean in 1431. is situated 1½ miles west of Dùn an Achaidh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Acha and Coll.

Hamlet
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is a small hamlet on the island of .

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is an island in the of . It's about 12 miles long by 3 miles wide and in 2011 had a population of 195, mostly in the ferry port of Arinagour.

Village
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is a village on the island of , in the council area of Scotland. It is the main settlement on the island, and the location of the island's ferry terminal. It has a population of around 50. is situated 3 miles northeast of Dùn an Achaidh.

Dùn an Achaidh

Latitude
56.59836° or 56° 35′ 54″ north
Longitude
-6.59079° or 6° 35′ 27″ west
Open location code
9C8MHCX5+8M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1115714512
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q5320417
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In Other Languages

“Dùn an Achaidh” goes by many names.
  • Irish: “Dún an Achaidh”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kilbride and Tràigh Ghortain.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Acha Farm and Acha House.

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