Dun Vulan
Dun Vulan Broch is an Iron Age broch in South Uist, Scotland.Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: broch in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Dun Mhulan Broch” and “Dun Vulan,dun,Loch Ardvule”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ormacleit Castle.
Ormacleit Castle
Manor estate
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ormacleit Castle is a ruined mansion house of the early 18th century. It is located on South Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland. It was built in the early years of the 18th century by Allan Macdonald, chief of Clanranald, and occupied from 1707. Ormacleit Castle is situated 2 miles northeast of Dun Vulan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bornish and Milton.
Bornish
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bornish is a village and community council area on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Bornish is also within the civil parish of South Uist. The A865 passes through Bornish, on the route between Lochmaddy and Lochboisdale. Bornish is situated 2 miles east of Dun Vulan.
Milton
Village
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milton is the name of a tack or tenant farm on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It was on this tack that Jacobite heroine Flora MacDonald was born and spent her childhood. Milton is situated 3 miles southeast of Dun Vulan.
Stoneybridge
Village
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stoneybridge is a village on the island of South Uist in Scotland. The Crois Chnoca Breaca standing stone is situated to the west of the village. Stoneybridge is within the parish of South Uist and the chapel was also situated west of the settlement at Ardmichael, having been in existence prior to 1854. Stoneybridge is situated 3 miles northeast of Dun Vulan.
Dun Vulan
- Categories: broch, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.24057° or 57° 14′ 26″ northLongitude
-7.44916° or 7° 26′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C9J6HR2+68OpenStreetMap ID
way 363622783OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q2184972
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Scottish Gaelic—“Dun Vulan” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Dun Vulan”
- German: “Dun Vulan”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Dùn Mhùlan”
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Highlights include St Mary’s R C Church and Loch an Duin.
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