Dun site
Dun site is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Dun site is situated nearby to the village Reay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dounreay Castle and RAF Dounreay.
Dounreay Castle
Ruins
Dounreay Castle is a ruined 16th-century L-plan castle, about 8 miles west of Thurso, Highland, Scotland, within the grounds of Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment. Dounreay Castle is situated 1 mile northeast of Dun site.
RAF Dounreay
Historic site
Was an airfield in Dounreay, UK that opened in April 1944. In 1955 the airfield was taken over by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority for developing a fast breeder reactor. One runway was kept operational until the 1990s for transport to/from the site. RAF Dounreay is situated 1½ miles east of Dun site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Reay and Forss.
Reay
Village
Photo: Dorcas Sinclair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Reay is a village which has grown around Sandside Bay on the north coast of the Highland council area of Scotland. It is within the historic Parish of Reay and the historic county of Caithness.
Forss
Hamlet
Photo: C Page, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Forss is a small hamlet, situated 3 miles west of Thurso, in Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Brims Castle is located in Forss and was the former stronghold of the Sinclairs of Dunbeath. Forss is situated 4½ miles northeast of Dun site.
Melvich
Village
Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Melvich is a village in the county of Sutherland on the north coast of Scotland. It is situated on the A836 road, near the mouth of the River Halladale. Melvich is situated 5 miles west of Dun site.
Dun site
- 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
58.57126° or 58° 34′ 17″ northLongitude
-3.77621° or 3° 46′ 34″ westOpen location code
9CCRH6CF+GGOpenStreetMap ID
way 1391872878OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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