Dun Leigh, dun site
Dun Leigh, dun site is an archaeological site in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Dun Leigh, dun site is situated nearby to Inverawe Power Station, as well as near the forest Inverawe Woods.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Inverawe Power Station and Bonawe Iron Furnace.
Inverawe Power Station
Power station
Photo: John Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inverawe Power Station is situated 1,100 feet south of Dun Leigh, dun site.
Bonawe Iron Furnace
Museum
Photo: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bonawe Iron Furnace was an industrial complex located in Bonawe, Lorn District, Scotland. It operated in the middle of the eighteenth century, with the aim of producing pig iron. Bonawe Iron Furnace is situated 3,300 feet southwest of Dun Leigh, dun site.
Taynuilt railway station
Railway station
Photo: Chris Morgan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Taynuilt railway station is a railway station serving the village of Taynuilt in western Scotland. This station is on the Oban branch of the West Highland Line, originally part of the Callander and Oban Railway, between Falls of Cruachan and Connel Ferry, sited 58 miles 55 chains from Callander via Glen Ogle. Taynuilt railway station is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Dun Leigh, dun site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bonawe and Taynuilt.
Bonawe
Hamlet
Bonawe is a village in Ardchattan Parish Argyll and Bute, Scotland opposite Taynuilt on the north shore of Loch Etive, most famous for the shipping firm J & A Gardener's Bonawe Quarry - now owned by Breedon Aggregates Scotland Ltd.
Taynuilt
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Taynuilt is a village in Argyll and Bute in the Highlands of Scotland. It's on the south shore of Loch Etive, at a point where the loch is pinched, so for centuries it was a ferry crossing.
Kilchrenan
Hamlet
Photo: Jimmydenham, Public domain.
Kilchrenan is a small village in the Argyll and Bute area of Scotland. Kilchrenan is located near to the end of the B845 road, about 1 mile inland from Loch Awe. Kilchrenan is situated 6 miles south of Dun Leigh, dun site.
Dun Leigh, dun site
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.44233° or 56° 26′ 32″ northLongitude
-5.2165° or 5° 12′ 59″ westOpen location code
9C8PCQRM+WCOpenStreetMap ID
way 487027145OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Inverawe Woods and Church of the Visitation.
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