Loch an Dùin
Loch an Dùin is in Western Isles, Scotland. Loch an Dùin is situated nearby to the tourism office Dun Carloway Broche Visitor Centre, as well as near the peak Beinn an Duin.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dun Carloway and Loch Bhorgastail crannog.
Dun Carloway
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Dun Carloway is a broch situated in the district of Carloway, on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, Scotland. It is a remarkably well preserved broch – on the east side parts of the old wall still reach to 9 metres tall. Dun Carloway is situated 1,700 feet north of Loch an Dùin.
Loch Bhorgastail crannog
Archaeological site
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Loch Bhorgastail crannog is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles east of Loch an Dùin.
Craigeam
Islet
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Craigeam is an islet, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Loch an Dùin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carloway and Garenin.
Carloway
Village
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Carloway is a crofting township and a district on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The district has a population of around 500. Carloway township is within the parish of Uig, and is situated on the A858. Carloway is situated 1½ miles northeast of Loch an Dùin.
Garenin
Hamlet
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Garenin is a crofting township on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Garenin is in the Carloway municipality and has a population of about 80 people. Garenin is situated 2 miles north of Loch an Dùin.
Breaclete
Village
Photo: Iain Macaulay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Breacleit is the central village on Great Bernera in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Breaclete is within the parish of Uig. Although the village name comes from a geographical feature rather than a steading it is generally believed to be an ancient settlement. Breaclete is situated 3 miles southwest of Loch an Dùin.
Loch an Dùin
- Type: Body of water
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.26502° or 58° 15′ 54″ northLongitude
-6.79615° or 6° 47′ 46″ westOpen location code
9CCM7683+2GOpenStreetMap ID
way 47445106OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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