An Dunan
An Dunan is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. An Dunan is situated nearby to the village Culkein, as well as near the hamlet Achnacarnin.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eilean Chrona and Old Man of Stoer.
Eilean Chrona
Islet
Photo: Gerald England, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eilean Chrona is an islet, which is situated 1½ miles east of An Dunan.
Old Man of Stoer
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Old Man of Stoer is a 60-metre-high sea stack of Torridonian sandstone in Sutherland, Scotland, close to the villages of Culkein and Stoer and the nearby Stoer Head Lighthouse. It is a popular climbing route. Old Man of Stoer is situated 2 miles northwest of An Dunan.
Stoer Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stoer Head Lighthouse was built on Stoer Head by brothers David and Thomas Stevenson in 1870 after being identified as one of forty-five sites in Scotland where a lighthouse was necessary to protect shipping. Stoer Head Lighthouse is situated 2½ miles west of An Dunan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Culkein and Achnacarnin.
Culkein
Village
Photo: M Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Culkein Stoer is a remote former fishing village, centred on the Bay of Culkein, in Assynt in Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Achnacarnin
Hamlet
Achnacarnin is a village on the headland of Point of Stoer in Lairg, Sutherland, within the Scottish local authority area of the Highland Council.
Clashmore
Hamlet
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clashmore is a scattered township in Assynt, in Sutherland, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is situated on the Rubha Stoer, 10 km north west of Lochinver, overlooking Loch na Claise. Clashmore is situated 2 miles south of An Dunan.
An Dunan
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.25114° or 58° 15′ 4″ northLongitude
-5.33806° or 5° 20′ 17″ westOpen location code
9CCP7M26+FQOpenStreetMap ID
way 1391829104OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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