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Dun Borrafiach

Dun Borrafiach is an Iron Age broch located on the north coast of the island of Skye, in Scotland.
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Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: archaeological site in Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Dun Borrafiach, broch, Waternish”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Waternish Point Lighthouse.

Lighthouse
Photo: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vaternish Lighthouse was built on in 1924. The engineers were David and Charles Stevenson. The original lens was donated to the . is situated 2 miles north of Dun Borrafiach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trumpan and Geary.

Village
Photo: PaulT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet located on the peninsula in the , in the council area of the Highland. Church, which is now a ruin, was the focus of a particularly brutal incident in 1578, when the Clan MacDonald of Uist travelled… is situated 1½ miles south of Dun Borrafiach.

Village
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small crofting township, of some 40 houses, located on the remote northeast coast of the peninsula, overlooking the sea loch , on the island of Skye, Scotland. is situated 2 miles southeast of Dun Borrafiach.

Village
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, is a small crofting township located on the west coast of the peninsula, overlooking Loch Bay, on the island of Skye, Scotland. It is in the council area of Highland. is situated 2½ miles south of Dun Borrafiach.

Dun Borrafiach

Latitude
57.57842° or 57° 34′ 42″ north
Longitude
-6.62649° or 6° 37′ 35″ west
Open location code
9C9MH9HF+9C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 451507277
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q18150934
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In Other Languages

“Dun Borrafiach” goes by many names.
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Dun Borrafiach”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ardmore Common Grazings and Unish House.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Dun Borrafiach”. Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.