Dùn
Dùn is an archaeological site in Western Isles, Scotland. Dùn is situated nearby to the islet Eilean Fraoich, as well as near the peak Cnoc Miogaig.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Benbecula Airport and Uist and Barra Hospital.
Benbecula Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Benbecula Airport is located on the island of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides, off the West Coast of Scotland. It is a small rural airport owned and maintained by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited. Benbecula Airport is situated 1½ miles north of Dùn.
Uist and Barra Hospital
Hospital
Ospadal Uibhist agus Bharraigh is a community hospital in Benbecula which provides services on the islands of North Uist, South Uist and Benbecula in the Western Isles of Scotland. It is managed by NHS Western Isles. Uist and Barra Hospital is situated 1½ miles northwest of Dùn.
St Mary’s Chapel
Church
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Mary’s Chapel is a church, which is situated 1½ miles west of Dùn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Benbecula and Nunton.
Benbecula
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Benbecula is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021. The name is a medieval mispronunciation: "pen" meaning flat land turned into "ben" for mountain, which it doesn't have.
Nunton
Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Benbecula is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021. The name is a medieval mispronunciation: "pen" meaning flat land turned into "ben" for mountain, which it doesn't have.
Balivanich
Village
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Benbecula is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021. The name is a medieval mispronunciation: "pen" meaning flat land turned into "ben" for mountain, which it doesn't have. Balivanich is situated 1½ miles northwest of Dùn.
Dùn
- 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
57.45786° or 57° 27′ 28″ northLongitude
-7.35659° or 7° 21′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C9JFJ5V+49OpenStreetMap ID
way 1390086566OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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