Dùn Ruadh
Dùn Ruadh is an archaeological site in Western Isles, Scotland. Dùn Ruadh is situated nearby to the islet Eilean a‘ Gnip, as well as near the archaeological site Dùn Aonais.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Borve Castle and Rueval.
Borve Castle
Castle
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Borve Castle, also known as Castle Wearie, and Caisteal Bhuirgh in Scottish Gaelic, is a ruined 14th-century tower house, located at the south-west of the island of Benbecula, in the Western Isles of Scotland. Borve Castle is situated 1½ miles west of Dùn Ruadh.
Rueval
Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rueval is a peak, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Dùn Ruadh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Benbecula and Creagorry.
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.
Creagorry
Village
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Creagorry is a village, which is situated 2 miles south of Dùn Ruadh.
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. Nunton is situated 2½ miles northwest of Dùn Ruadh.
Dùn Ruadh
- 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
57.43663° or 57° 26′ 12″ northLongitude
-7.33721° or 7° 20′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C9JCMP7+M4OpenStreetMap ID
way 1390092417OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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