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<< Text Pages >> Dun Beinn Ivor - Stone Fort or Dun in Scotland in Isle of Lewis

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Tuesday, 20 December 2011  Page Views: 3113

Multi-periodSite Name: Dun Beinn Ivor
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 2.974 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Isle of Lewis Type: Stone Fort or Dun

Map Ref: NB495436
Latitude: 58.309271N  Longitude: 6.278192W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
1 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Dun in Isle of Lewis

Possible site of a dun on a small islet.

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NB4943 : Weary worker by the B895 by M J Richardson
by M J Richardson
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NB4943 : Weary worker still by the B895 near Griais, Isle of Lewis by Claire Pegrum
by Claire Pegrum
©2018(licence)
NB4943 : Cattle Grid at Gress by Donald Lawson
by Donald Lawson
©2006(licence)
NB4943 : Moorland on the flanks of Beinn Iobheir by M J Richardson
by M J Richardson
©2013(licence)
NB5043 : Passing places on old Tolsta road by Donald Lawson
by Donald Lawson
©2006(licence)

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