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<< Text Pages >> Dun Faich - Stone Fort or Dun in Scotland in Highlands

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Tuesday, 20 December 2011  Page Views: 2807

Multi-periodSite Name: Dun Faich Alternative Name: Dun Pharuig, Dun Patrick
Country: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Nearest Town: Kilmore
Map Ref: NG66020697
Latitude: 57.094030N  Longitude: 5.86412W
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.
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 Highlands

Remains of the dun with barely distinguishable traces of stone wall. The site is located on a promontory.

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Dun Faich
Dun Faich submitted by hamilton : Dun Faich from Kilmore, with great views across the Sound of Sleat towards Knoydart. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dun Faich
Dun Faich submitted by hamilton : Dun Faich from the coast. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NG6606 : Rocky foreshore east of Kilmore on the Sleat Peninsula by John McLuckie
by John McLuckie
©2007(licence)
NG6507 : Sleat War Memorial by John Allan
by John Allan
©2020(licence)
NG6506 : Beach below the church at Kilmore by Rob Pedley
by Rob Pedley
©2008(licence)
NG6506 : Old Milestone by the A851, Kilmore, Isle of Skye by Milestone Society
by Milestone Society
©2019(licence)
NG6507 : New houses in Ferindonald by John Allan
by John Allan
©2012(licence)

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