Dun Cruinn
Dun Cruinn is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Dun Cruinn is situated nearby to the archaeological site Kensaleyre Standing Stones, as well as near the hamlet Park Bernisdale.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dun Cruinn and Kensaleyre Church.
Dun Cruinn
Archaeological site
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dun Cruinn is a prehistoric site about 10 kilometres north-west of Portree, on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It is on the Skerinish Peninsula, between Loch Snizort Beag and Loch Eyre.
Kensaleyre Church
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kensaleyre Church is situated 3,400 feet east of Dun Cruinn.
Skeabost House Hotel, Skye
Hotel
Photo: Malcolm Manners, CC BY 2.0.
Skeabost House Hotel, Skye is situated 2 miles south of Dun Cruinn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kensaleyre and Park Bernisdale.
Kensaleyre
Village
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kensaleyre is a scattered crofting township, part of a group of settlements clustered around the A87 road on the shore of Loch Snizort Beag on the Trotternish peninsula of the island of Skye in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
Eyre
Village
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eyre is a settlement on the eastern shore of Loch Snizort Beag on the northern coast of Skye in Scotland. The two Eyre standing stones are situated next to Loch Eyre. It is said that there was once a third stone here, although there is now no trace.
Dun Cruinn
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.48253° or 57° 28′ 57″ northLongitude
-6.32103° or 6° 19′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C9MFMMH+2HOpenStreetMap ID
way 1392961404OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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