An Dun

An Dun is an Iron Age broch or dun at the south-east of Loch Ardbhair, Highland, Scotland, UK. An Dun stands on an isolated rock at the south end of Loch Ardbhair, a sea inlet, and on its eastern shore, about 100 foot from the mainland, to which it is connected by a rough causeway of boulders, now part displaced.
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  • Archaeological site
  • Description: broch in Loch Ardbhair, Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as
    “An Dùn, Broch”
    “An Dun, Loch Ardbhair”
    “An Dun,broch 800m SSW of Ardvar,Loch Ardbhair”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Calbha Beag.
John Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an uninhabited island in , off , , . is situated 2½ miles northwest of An Dun.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nedd and Drumbeg.
is a small village, which lies on the western… is situated 2 miles southwest of An Dun.
is a remote crofting village on the north west… is situated 3 miles west of An Dun.
Donald Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the north shore… is situated 3½ miles east of An Dun.

An Dun

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Latitude
58.24959° or 58° 14′ 59″ north
Longitude
-5.12198° or 5° 7′ 19″ west
Open location code
9CCP6VXH+R6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1385065889
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q56668693

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