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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dun Hallin - Stone Fort or Dun in Scotland in Isle of Skye

Submitted by Andy B on Tuesday, 31 August 2004  Page Views: 20904

Multi-periodSite Name: Dun Hallin
Country: Scotland County: Isle of Skye Type: Stone Fort or Dun

Map Ref: NG256592
Latitude: 57.539408N  Longitude: 6.587149W
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.
2 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.
1 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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Dun Hallin
Dun Hallin submitted by swatson : Dun Hallin is at the north of the Waternish Peninsula on the Isle of Skye. Not readily accessible and this is the nearest I could get at the time. It can be reached only on foot over rough terraine. OS. NG 592 256 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Dun in Isle of Skye. Dun Hallin is at the north of the Waternish Peninsula on the Isle of Skye. Not readily accessible, it can be reached only on foot over rough terrain.
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Dun Hallin
Dun Hallin submitted by Andy B : A close view of part of the outer wall of Dun Hallin. The wall is 4m tall. Copyright John Allan and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dun Hallin
Dun Hallin submitted by hamilton : This is an elevated panoramic photograph showing the internal walling courses at Dun Hallin. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dun Hallin
Dun Hallin submitted by Andy B : Part of the wall of the fort. The drop on the outside (right) of the wall is about 4m. On the inside, the floor level has been raised by the inward collapse of the wall. Copyright John Allan and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dun Hallin
Dun Hallin submitted by Andy B : The best preserved of the several iron age forts on the Waternish peninsula. The walls are around 4m high. Copyright John Allan and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dun Hallin
Dun Hallin submitted by hamilton : Further evidence that Dun Hallin is actually a broch comes in the form of this remnant of an intramural staircase leading to a long disappeared upper level.

Dun Hallin
Dun Hallin submitted by hamilton : The nature of this walling, with its prominent intramural cell, confirms Dun Hallin's status as a broch.

Dun Hallin
Dun Hallin submitted by hamilton : The entranceway to the Dun Hallin broch.

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