Dun
Dun is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Dun is situated nearby to the peak Cnoc na Mòine, as well as near the lake Loch Caladail.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Smoo Cave and Balnakeil Church.
Smoo Cave
Cave
Photo: Spike, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Smoo Cave is a large combined sea cave and freshwater cave in Durness in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. The cave name, which was previously known as Smow or Smo, may originate from the Norse 'smjúga' or 'smuga', meaning a narrow cleft, or hole. Smoo Cave is situated 2½ miles northeast of Dun.
Balnakeil Church
Church
Photo: Twosugars47040, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Balnakeil Church is situated 2 miles north of Dun.
Meall Meadhonach
Peak
Photo: Colin Kinnear, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meall Meadhonach is a peak, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Dun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Durness and Balnakeil.
Durness
Photo: Florian Fuchs, CC BY 3.0.
Durness is a village in Sutherland on the far north coast of Scotland, with a population of 347 in 2011. Most of the terrain of this region is impermeable gneiss, carpeted by boggy heathland.
Balnakeil
Hamlet
Photo: Superbass, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Balnakeil is a hamlet in the parish of Durness, Sutherland, Scottish Highlands, and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. It is on the north coast of Scotland around 3⁄4 mile northwest of Durness. Balnakeil is situated 2 miles north of Dun.
Achiemore
Hamlet
Photo: RH Dengate, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achiemore was a crofting community located on the Cape Wrath peninsula near the village of Durness in the Scottish county of Sutherland. The hamlet is just south of the farmstead of Daill on the western shore of the Kyle of Durness. Achiemore is situated 2 miles northwest of Dun.
Dun
- 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
58.54654° or 58° 32′ 48″ northLongitude
-4.77741° or 4° 46′ 39″ westOpen location code
9CCQG6WF+J2OpenStreetMap ID
way 1391865552OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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