Dùn Bhorosdail

Dùn Bhorosdail is an archaeological site in Western Isles, Scotland. Dùn Bhorosdail is situated nearby to the lake Loch Borosdale, as well as near Loch Nighe.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Benbecula Airport and St Mary’s Chapel.

Benbecula Airport

Aerodrome

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Benbecula Airport is located on the island of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides, off the West Coast of Scotland. It is a small rural airport owned and maintained by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited. Benbecula Airport is situated 2 miles north of Dùn Bhorosdail.

St Mary’s Chapel

Church

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St Mary’s Chapel is a church, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Dùn Bhorosdail.

Borve Castle

Castle

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Borve Castle, also known as Castle Wearie, and Caisteal Bhuirgh in Scottish Gaelic, is a ruined 14th-century tower house, located at the south-west of the island of Benbecula, in the Western Isles of Scotland. Borve Castle is situated 1½ miles south of Dùn Bhorosdail.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Benbecula and Nunton.

Benbecula

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Benbecula is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021. The name is a medieval mispronunciation: "pen" meaning flat land turned into "ben" for mountain, which it doesn't have.