Dùn Scor
Dùn Scor is an archaeological site in Western Isles, Scotland. Dùn Scor is situated nearby to the peak Beinn na Coille, as well as near the archaeological site Dun site.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pobull Fhinn and Barpa Langass.
Pobull Fhinn
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Pobull Fhinn is a stone circle on the Isle of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. The name is Gaelic. The first word has been variously spelt as pobull, poball, pobul or as plural pobuill. Pobull Fhinn is situated 2 miles north of Dùn Scor.
Barpa Langass
Archaeological site
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Barpa Langass or Langass Barp is a Neolithic chambered cairn on the Isle of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It measures around 22 meters in diameter by 5.5 meters in height, and is around 5,000 years old. Barpa Langass is situated 2½ miles north of Dùn Scor.
Teampull na Trionoid
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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 southwest of Dùn Scor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Locheport and Carinish.
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 southwest of Dùn Scor.
Baile Glas
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baile Glas or Ballaglasa is a settlement on Grimsay in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Ballaglasa is within the parish of North Uist. Baile Glas is situated 2½ miles south of Dùn Scor.
Dùn Scor
- 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
57.53778° or 57° 32′ 16″ northLongitude
-7.27759° or 7° 16′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C9JGPQC+4XOpenStreetMap ID
way 1391004478OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Eilean Dubh Dùn Scor and Beinn na Coille.
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