Dun
Dun is an archaeological site in Western Isles, Scotland. Dun is situated nearby to the archaeological site Crannog, as well as near the village Carinish.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Teampull na Trionoid and Carinish School.
Teampull na Trionoid
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Teampull na Trionaid is a ruined 13th-century Augustinian nunnery, believed to have been a daughter foundation of Iona Nunnery, at Carinish, on North Uist, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Teampull na Trionoid is situated 2 miles southeast of Dun.
Carinish School
School building
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carinish School is a school building, which is situated 2 miles east of Dun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carinish and Locheport.
Carinish
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carinish, is a hamlet on North Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is in the south of the island, about two miles from the causeway to Benbecula. Carinish is situated 2 miles southeast of Dun.
Locheport
Village
Photo: Chris McLean, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Locheport is a village, which is situated 4 miles east of Dun.
Uachdar
Village
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Uachdar is a settlement on the Outer Hebridean Island of Benbecula. Uachdar is within the parish of South Uist. The settlement is home to the only bakery on Benbecula, MacLeans Hebridean Bakery, which also has a small shop in the same complex as the bakery itself. Uachdar is situated 4 miles south 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
57.5361° or 57° 32′ 10″ northLongitude
-7.3617° or 7° 21′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C9JGJPQ+C8OpenStreetMap ID
way 1390114070OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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