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<< Our Photo Pages >> An Dun (Gairloch) - Stone Fort or Dun in Scotland in Highlands

Submitted by andy_h on Saturday, 26 August 2006  Page Views: 10005

Multi-periodSite Name: An Dun (Gairloch)
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 6.375 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Highlands Type: Stone Fort or Dun
 Nearest Village: Gairloch
Map Ref: NG802754
Latitude: 57.714447N  Longitude: 5.691871W
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
5 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
3

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An Dun (Gairloch)
An Dun (Gairloch) submitted by andy_h : An Dun at Gairloch (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Fort or Dun in Highlands

A vitrified fort originating from the Iron Age, An Dun was probably re-modeled during the early centuries AD by the VIkings and later became the seat of local Mackenzie and Macleod chiefs. Little can now be seen above ground, but excavation has found sections of fire-fused stone walling.
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An Dun (Gairloch)
An Dun (Gairloch) submitted by paulcall : A panorama of the dun looking out over Loch Gairloch. The outline of the dun is just visible as a heavily overgrown circular elevation, about 15 yards in diameter, on the headland. (Vote or comment on this photo)

An Dun (Gairloch)
An Dun (Gairloch) submitted by andy_h : An Dun at Gairloch (Vote or comment on this photo)

An Dun (Gairloch)
An Dun (Gairloch) submitted by andy_h (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NG8075 : An Dun by N Chadwick
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NG8075 : Rock Outcrop, Gairloch Beach by Robert Struthers
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NG8075 : An Dun by Matthew Chadwick
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NG8075 : An Dun by N Chadwick
by N Chadwick
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NG8075 : An Dun by N Chadwick
by N Chadwick
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