Dùn Aonais

Dùn Aonais is an archaeological site in Western Isles, Scotland. Dùn Aonais is situated nearby to the islet Eilean a‘ Gnip, as well as near the archaeological site Dùn Ruadh.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Borve Castle and Rueval.

Borve Castle

Castle

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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 Aonais.

Rueval

Peak

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Rueval is a peak, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Dùn Aonais.

St Mary’s Chapel

Church

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St Mary’s Chapel is a church, which is situated 2½ miles northwest of Dùn Aonais.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Benbecula and Creagorry.

Benbecula

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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.