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<< Text Pages >> Dun Cuier - Broch or Nuraghe in Scotland in Barra and Vatersay

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Monday, 22 October 2012  Page Views: 2875

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Dun Cuier Alternative Name: Dun Chuidhir
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 2.0 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Barra and Vatersay Type: Broch or Nuraghe

Map Ref: NF6642003406
Latitude: 57.000852N  Longitude: 7.496246W
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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Broch or dun in Barra and Vatersay

Remains of a broch or galleried dun.

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NF6603 : Dun Chuidhir, Barra by Becky Williamson
by Becky Williamson
©2016(licence)
NF6603 : Burial ground at Allathasdal by John Allan
by John Allan
©2020(licence)
NF6603 : Cemetery at Allathasdal by Alan Reid
by Alan Reid
©2012(licence)
NF6603 : Cemetery at Allathasdal by M J Richardson
by M J Richardson
©2015(licence)
NF6603 : Cemetery at Allasdale by Gordon Brown
by Gordon Brown
©2017(licence)

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