Kilkeddan, dun site
Kilkeddan, dun site is an archaeological site in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Kilkeddan, dun site is situated nearby to the archaeological site Gort na h-Ulaidhe, long cairn 900m NE of Gartgreillan, Glen Lussa, as well as near the reservoir Knockruan Loch.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lussa Power Station and Kildonan Dun.
Lussa Power Station
Power station
Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lussa Power Station is situated 1 mile west of Kilkeddan, dun site.
Kildonan Dun
Archaeological site
Photo: Gary Sutherland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kildonan Dun is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Kilkeddan, dun site.
Knockruan Loch
Reservoir
Photo: Derek Tootill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knockruan Loch is a reservoir of the impounding variety, located 2.5 kilometres north of Campbeltown, Scotland, and is one of three lochs supplying water to the town. The earthfill dam is 1.82 metres high and was completed in 1931. Knockruan Loch is situated 2½ miles southwest of Kilkeddan, dun site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Campbeltown and Saddell.
Campbeltown
Photo: RobChafer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Campbeltown is a town near the south tip of Kintyre, the long narrow peninsula of Argyll in the west of Scotland. It's only 60 mi from Glasgow as the crow flies, but 135 mi by road winding around the many lochs and mountain ranges.
Saddell
Hamlet
Photo: Hchc2009, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saddell is a small Scottish village situated on the east side of the Kintyre Peninsula of Argyll and Bute, overlooking the Kilbrannan Sound and the Isle of Arran, 8 miles from Campbeltown on the B842 road to Carradale. Saddell is situated 4½ miles northeast of Kilkeddan, dun site.
Kilchenzie
Village
Kilchenzie is a small farming community situated 5 miles northwest of Campbeltown on the Kintyre peninsula in Argyll, Scotland. It is reached from north and south by the A83 road. In 1961 it had a population of 69. Kilchenzie is situated 4½ miles west of Kilkeddan, dun site.
Kilkeddan, 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
55.4777° or 55° 28′ 40″ northLongitude
-5.56338° or 5° 33′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C7PFCHP+3JOpenStreetMap ID
way 1270658170OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gort na h-Ulaidhe, long cairn 900m NE of Gartgreillan, Glen Lussa and Trench Knowe, dun site.
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