Carn Ban, dun site
Carn Ban, dun site is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Carn Ban, dun site is situated nearby to the hamlet Garafad, as well as near the archaeological site Staffin Dinosaur Footprints.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Steinscholl Mill and Loch Mealt.
Steinscholl Mill
House
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Steinscholl Mill is a house, which is situated 3,000 feet south of Carn Ban, dun site.
Loch Mealt
Lake
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Mealt is an inland fresh-water loch on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It lies close to Ellishadder and south of Staffin, on the eastern side of the Trotternish peninsula. Loch Mealt is situated 2½ miles southeast of Carn Ban, dun site.
Eilean Flodigarry
Island
Photo: Nicholas Mutton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eilean Flodigarry is an island, which is situated 2 miles north of Carn Ban, dun site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garafad and Staffin.
Garafad
Hamlet
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Garafad or Garafad, is a linear crofting settlement on the east coast of the Trotternish Peninsula of Skye in the Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. It is part of Staffin, and lies 14 miles north of Portree.
Staffin
Village
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Staffin is a township with the Gaelic name An Taobh Sear, which translates as "the East Side", on the northeast coast of the Trotternish peninsula on the Isle of Skye.
Carn Ban, 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
57.63397° or 57° 38′ 2″ northLongitude
-6.21096° or 6° 12′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C9MJQMQ+HJOpenStreetMap ID
way 1392971366OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Staffin Dinosaur Footprints and Talla Stafainn.
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