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<< Other Photo Pages >> Dun Scolpaig - Stone Fort or Dun in Scotland in North Uist

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Tuesday, 20 December 2011  Page Views: 4461

Multi-periodSite Name: Dun Scolpaig
Country: Scotland County: North Uist Type: Stone Fort or Dun

Map Ref: NF7310375028
Latitude: 57.646096N  Longitude: 7.481542W
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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SandyG saw from a distance on 25th Aug 2015 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Clearly visible from the roadside.

Dun Scolpaig
Dun Scolpaig submitted by h_fenton : Scolpaig Tower was built in the 1830s to provide employment for some of the local people who were affected by the potato famine. The tower stands on a small island in Loch Scolpaig, it is thought that the tower occupies the site of an earlier dun or crannog. Viewed from the west. Kite Aerial Photograph 17 September 2012 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Scolpaig Tower was built in the 1830s to provide employment for some of the local people who were affected by the potato famine. The tower stands on a small island in Loch Scolpaig, it is thought that the tower occupies the site of an earlier dun or crannog.



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Dun Scolpaig
Dun Scolpaig submitted by SandyG : View from the south. The earthwork of the earlier dun is clearly visible even from this distance. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dun Scolpaig
Dun Scolpaig submitted by SandyG : View from south east with Hasgeir Eagach beyond. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dun Scolpaig
Dun Scolpaig submitted by Creative Commons : Dun Scolpaig ad a 19th century tower built on it's top. Copyright Paul Store (http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/743), re-used under Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NF7375 : Scolpaig by Anne Burgess
by Anne Burgess
©2009(licence)
NF7375 : Scolpaig Tower , 1830 by Barbara Carr
by Barbara Carr
©2009(licence)
NF7375 : Scolpaig Farm and Tower by Calum McRoberts
by Calum McRoberts
©2008(licence)
NF7375 : Loch Scolpaig by Gordon Hatton
by Gordon Hatton
©2010(licence)
NF7375 : Scolpaig Tower in Loch Scolpaig by Rob Farrow
by Rob Farrow
©2011(licence)

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