Dùn Anlaimh
Dùn Anlaimh, also known as Dùn Amhlaidh, and Eilean nan Cinneachan, is a crannog, located within Loch nan Cinneachan on the Inner Hebridean island of Coll.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: crannog in Loch nan Cinneachan, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Dùn Amhlaidh”, “Dun Anlaimh”, and “Eilean nan Cinneachan”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Totamore dun and Coll Airport.
Totamore dun
Archaeological site
Totamore Dun is a dun located at grid reference NM17625713; near the settlement of Totamore, on the Inner Hebridean island of Coll. It occupies the summit of a rocky boss, on the eastern edge of the sand-hills located 300 metres north of Totamore. Totamore dun is situated 4,100 feet west of Dùn Anlaimh.
Coll Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coll Island Airport is located 5 NM west southwest of Arinagour on the island of Coll in the Inner Hebrides. Coll Airport is situated 1½ miles southwest of Dùn Anlaimh.
Dùn an Achaidh
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Dùn an Achaidh, sometimes Anglicised as Dun Acha, is a dun located near the village of Acha on the Inner Hebridean island of Coll. It is considered the best preserved dun on the island. Dùn an Achaidh is situated 1½ miles south of Dùn Anlaimh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coll and Acha.
Coll
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coll is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It's about 12 miles long by 3 miles wide and in 2011 had a population of 195, mostly in the ferry port of Arinagour.
Arinagour
Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Arinagour is a village on the island of Coll, in the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. It is the main settlement on the island, and the location of the island's ferry terminal. It has a population of around 50. Arinagour is situated 2 miles east of Dùn Anlaimh.
Dùn Anlaimh
- Categories: crannog, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.61887° or 56° 37′ 8″ northLongitude
-6.58489° or 6° 35′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C8MJC98+G2OpenStreetMap ID
way 44960785OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q5320406
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In Other Languages
“Dùn Anlaimh” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Dún Anlaimh”
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