Dun Carloway

Dun Carloway is a broch situated in the district of , on the west coast of the , Scotland. It is a remarkably well preserved broch – on the east side parts of the old wall still reach to 9 metres tall.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …is not wheelchair accessible
  • Description: broch on Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as
    “Doune Carloway”
    “Dùn Chàrlabhaigh”
    “Dùn Chàrlabhaigh, Broch”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Craigeam.
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is an islet, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Dun Carloway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carloway and Garenin.
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is a crofting township and a district on the…
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is a crofting township on the west coast… is situated 2 miles north of Dun Carloway.
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Dail Mòr is a hamlet situated in the Northside… is situated 3 miles northeast of Dun Carloway.

Dun Carloway

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Latitude
58.26961° or 58° 16′ 11″ north
Longitude
-6.79397° or 6° 47′ 38″ west
Open location code
9CCM7694+RC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 340707117
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1265209

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Dun Carloway” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Dun Carloway”
  • Catalan: “Dun Carloway”
  • Danish: “Dun Carloway”
  • Dutch: “Dun Carloway”
  • French: “Dun Carloway”
  • German: “Dun Carloway”
  • German: “Dùn Chàrlabhaigh”
  • Irish: “Dùn Chàrlabhaigh”
  • Italian: “Dun Carloway”
  • Japanese: “ダン・カロウェイ”
  • Korean: “둔 카를라와”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Dùn Chàrlabhaigh”
  • Spanish: “Dun Carloway”
  • Welsh: “Dun Carloway”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dun Carloway Broche Visitor Centre and Beinn an Duin.

Nearby Places

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