Tobar Fuar, dun site
Tobar Fuar, dun site is an archaeological site in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Tobar Fuar, dun site is situated nearby to Colonsay Golf Course, as well as near the aerodrome Colonsay Airport.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colonsay Golf Course and Colonsay Airport.
Colonsay Golf Course
Golf course
Photo: Gordon Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Colonsay Golf Course is situated 1,200 feet south of Tobar Fuar, dun site.
Colonsay Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Gordon Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Colonsay Airport is located on the island of Colonsay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Located 3 nautical miles west of Scalasaig, it is a small airport, with 25-minute flights every Tuesday and Thursday to Oban Airport by Hebridean Air Services.
Dùn Eibhinn
Fort
Photo: Jlmcafee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dùn Eibhinn, also known as Dun Evan, Dun Eivan or Fort of Eyvind, is a hillfort located on the Inner Hebridean island of Colonsay, Scotland. The site is located at grid reference NR38229439. Dùn Eibhinn is situated 1½ miles east of Tobar Fuar, dun site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colonsay and Scalasaig.
Colonsay
Photo: Catriona Colonsay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colonsay is an island in the Inner Hebrides, about 8 miles long by 2½ miles wide, with Scalasaig as its main settlement and ferry pier. Colonsay is rocky yet fertile, with fine beaches, and had a population of 135 in 2011.
Scalasaig
Village
Photo: dun deagh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scalasaig lies on the east coast of Colonsay, in the council area of Argyll and Bute of Scotland. It is the main settlement on the island and its only port; thus tourists arriving by ferry must pass through it on the way to any part of the isle. Scalasaig is situated 2 miles east of Tobar Fuar, dun site.
Tobar Fuar, dun site
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.0642° or 56° 3′ 51″ northLongitude
-6.2461° or 6° 14′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C8M3Q73+MHOpenStreetMap ID
way 1394248661OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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