Dun

Dun is an archaeological site in Western Isles, Scotland. Dun is situated nearby to the lake Loch Dubh Haca, as well as near the archaeological site Àiridh na h-Aon Oidhche.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rueval.

Rueval

Peak

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rueval is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Benbecula and Uachdar.

Benbecula is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021. The name is a medieval mispronunciation: "pen" meaning flat land turned into "ben" for mountain, which it doesn't have.

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 2½ miles northwest of Dun.

Rossinish

Locality

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Rossinish is a locality, which is situated 3 miles east of Dun.

Dun

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.45027° or 57° 27′ 1″ north

Longitude

-7.29338° or 7° 17′ 36″ west

Open location code

9C9JFP24+4J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1392206566

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Loch Dubh Haca and Àiridh na h-Aon Oidhche.

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