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.Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: broch in Loch Ardbhair, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “An Dùn, Broch”, “An Dun, Loch Ardbhair”, and “An Dun,broch 800m SSW of Ardvar,Loch Ardbhair”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Calbha Beag.
Calbha Beag
Islet
Photo: John Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Calbha Beag is an uninhabited island in Eddrachillis Bay, off Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. It is immediately to the west of Calbha Mor. An estimate of the area from Ordnance Survey suggest a figure of about 31 hectares, although it has been listed by Rick Livingstone as totalling 45 hectares, possibly including areas exposed at low tide. Calbha Beag is situated 2½ miles northwest of An Dun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nedd and Drumbeg.
Nedd
Hamlet
Nedd is a small village, which lies on the western head of Loch Nedd in Lairg, western Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Nedd is situated 2 miles southwest of An Dun.
Drumbeg
Village
Drumbeg is a remote crofting village on the north west coast of Scotland in Assynt, Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Drumbeg is situated 3 miles west of An Dun.
Kylestrome
Hamlet
Photo: Donald Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kylestrome is a village on the north shore of Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin, 2 miles northwest of Unapool, in Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Kylestrome is situated 3½ miles east of An Dun.
An Dun
- Categories: broch, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.24959° or 58° 14′ 59″ northLongitude
-5.12198° or 5° 7′ 19″ westOpen location code
9CCP6VXH+R6OpenStreetMap ID
way 1385065889OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q56668693
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