Claigan, dun site
Claigan, dun site is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Claigan, dun site is situated nearby to the ruins Claigan souterrain, as well as near the peak Beinn Bhreac.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Claigan souterrain and Isay.
Isay
Island
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Isay is an uninhabited island in the Inner Hebrides of the west coast of Scotland. It lies in Loch Dunvegan, 1 kilometre off the northwest coast of the Isle of Skye. Isay is situated 2 miles northwest of Claigan, dun site.
Lampay
Photo: Colin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lampay is an uninhabited tidal island in Loch Dunvegan, off the northwest coast of the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is separated from the "mainland" of Skye by a small sound called An Doirneil.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Claigan and Stein.
Claigan
Hamlet
Claigan is a small coastal settlement on the north east shore of the sea loch, Loch Dunvegan, on the Waternish peninsula, in north western Isle of Skye, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Stein
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stein is a small settlement on Waternish, the middle peninsula of the north coast of Skye, in the Scottish Hebrides. It's scenic but tiny. More visitor facilities can be found a few miles east at Edinbane, which lies along the main road between Portree and Dunvegan.
Uig
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Uig is a hamlet 14 miles south west of Uig in Snizort, on the eastern shore of Loch Dunvegan, in the civil parish of Duirinish, on the Isle of Skye, in the council area of Highland, Scotland. Uig is situated 3 miles southwest of Claigan, dun site.
Claigan, 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
57.49166° or 57° 29′ 30″ northLongitude
-6.61169° or 6° 36′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C9MF9RQ+M8OpenStreetMap ID
way 1394243287OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Beinn Bhreac and Coral Beach.
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