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<< Text Pages >> Dun Leiravay - Stone Fort or Dun in Scotland in North Uist

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Tuesday, 20 December 2011  Page Views: 2142

Multi-periodSite Name: Dun Leiravay
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.985 km away from the location you searched for.

County: North Uist Type: Stone Fort or Dun

Map Ref: NF91266778
Latitude: 57.594058N  Longitude: 7.169388W
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 North Uist

Beveridge's report from 1911 mentions remains of a dun, but no traces of it are visible.

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