Dun
Dun is an archaeological site in Western Isles, Scotland. Dun is situated nearby to the peak Cnoc na h-Iolaire, as well as near the village Bayble.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ui Church and Aignish Farm Raiders Monument.
Ui Church
Church
Photo: Morrismaciver, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Ui Church is situated 2½ miles northwest of Dun.
Aignish Farm Raiders Monument
Memorial
Photo: Sandy Gerrard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aignish Farm Raiders Monument is a memorial, which is situated 2½ miles northwest of Dun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bayble and Knock.
Bayble
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bayble is a village in Point, on the Isle of Lewis, 6 miles east of Stornoway. Bayble is also within the parish of Stornoway. There are around 400 people living in Bayble.
Knock
Village
Photo: Eileen Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knock, from the Gaelic, An Cnoc, is a village in Point peninsula on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Point is connected by road across a narrow isthmus to Stornoway, the main administrative centre of the Western Isles. Knock is situated 1½ miles northwest of Dun.
Garrabost
Village
Photo: John Aldersey-Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Garrabost is a village in the Point peninsula isthmus on the east coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The village is one of the largest in Point, comprising Upper and Lower Garrabost, and Claypark. Garrabost is situated 2 miles north of Dun.
Dun
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.1926° or 58° 11′ 33″ northLongitude
-6.227° or 6° 13′ 37″ westOpen location code
9CCM5QVF+25OpenStreetMap ID
way 1389684679OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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