Castle Chalamine, dun site

Castle Chalamine, dun site is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Castle Chalamine, dun site is situated nearby to Chul an Duin Waterfall, as well as near the hamlet Balvraid.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dun Telve and Dun Troddan.

Dun Telve

Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dun Telve is an iron-age broch located about four kilometres southeast of Kirkton, the main village of the community of Glenelg, Inverness-shire in the Highland Region of Scotland. It is one of the best preserved brochs in Scotland. Dun Telve is situated 1 mile east of Castle Chalamine, dun site.

Dun Troddan

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dun Troddan is an iron-age broch located about 5 kilometres southeast of the village of Kirkton,Glenelg, Highland, in Scotland. It is one of the best-preserved brochs in Scotland. Dun Troddan is situated 1¼ miles east of Castle Chalamine, dun site.

Glenelg Church

Church

Photo: C Page, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Glenelg Church is a Category B listed building in Glenelg, Highland, Scotland. Of Church of Scotland denomination, the church dates to the 18th century. Glenelg Church is situated 1 mile north of Castle Chalamine, dun site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glenelg and Balvraid.

Glenelg

Photo: Pasicles, CC0.

Glenelg is a small village on the coast of Wester Ross in the Scottish Highlands, which historically was one of the main crossings to and from Skye. The cattle swam across on their way to market, while the humans took a ferry.

Balvraid

Hamlet

Photo: Dorothy Carse, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Balvraid is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles east of Castle Chalamine, dun site.

Kylerhea

Village

Photo: Wfmiller, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kylerhea is a village on the east coast of the Isle of Skye, in the Scottish Highlands, overlooking Kyle Rhea, a strait splitting Skye from the Scottish mainland. Kylerhea is situated 2½ miles northwest of Castle Chalamine, dun site.

Castle Chalamine, 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

57.19593° or 57° 11′ 45″ north

Longitude

-5.61846° or 5° 37′ 7″ west

Open location code

9C9P59WJ+9J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1393064589

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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