Skye, Dun Bornaskitaig
Skye, Dun Bornaskitaig is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Skye, Dun Bornaskitaig is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Cave Of Gold, as well as near the hamlet Hungladder.Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Bornesketaig” and “Dun Bornaskitaig, Broch”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Skye Museum of Island Life and Skye, Dun Liath.
Skye Museum of Island Life
Museum
Photo: HelgeRieder, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Skye Museum of Island Life is a museum in Kilmuir, Skye, Scotland, which is dedicated to preserving a township of thatched cottages as they would have been on Skye at the end of the 18th century. Skye Museum of Island Life is situated 1½ miles east of Skye, Dun Bornaskitaig.
Skye, Dun Liath
Archaeological site
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skye, Dun Liath is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Skye, Dun Bornaskitaig.
Kilvaxter Iron-Age Farmstead & Souterrain
Archaeological site
Photo: Nessy-Pic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kilvaxter Iron-Age Farmstead & Souterrain is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of Skye, Dun Bornaskitaig.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bornesketaig and Hungladder.
Bornesketaig
Hamlet
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bornesketaig, Scottish Gaelic Borgh na Sgiotaig, is a dispersed crofting settlement in Trotternish on the Isle of Skye.
Hungladder
Hamlet
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hungladder is a small village on north west coast of the Trotternish peninsula in Kilmuir, Portree, Isle of Skye, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The village of Uig, lies 5 miles to the south.
Kilmuir
Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilmuir is a village on the west coast of the Trotternish peninsula in the north of the island of Skye, and a civil parish covering the north of the peninsula.
Skye, Dun Bornaskitaig
- Categories: contour fort, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.65738° or 57° 39′ 27″ northLongitude
-6.40642° or 6° 24′ 23″ westOpen location code
9C9MMH4V+XCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1386911839OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q31099614
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cave Of Gold and Kilmuir Hall.
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