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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dun Ban (Loch Hornaraigh) - Stone Fort or Dun in Scotland in North Uist

Submitted by Andy B on Tuesday, 13 April 2010  Page Views: 5724

Multi-periodSite Name: Dun Ban (Loch Hornaraigh)
Country: Scotland County: North Uist Type: Stone Fort or Dun

Map Ref: NF8697956930
Latitude: 57.494059N  Longitude: 7.226753W
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.
4 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.
3 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
4

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Dun Ban (Loch Hornaraigh)
Dun Ban (Loch Hornaraigh) submitted by Andy B : An ancient fort in Loch Hornaraigh. The hill in the background is Eabhal. Copyright John Allan and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Fort or Dun in Isle of Grimsay

An ancient fort in Loch Hornaraigh.
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Dun Ban (Loch Hornaraigh)
Dun Ban (Loch Hornaraigh) submitted by cornishstargazer : The causeway can be seen to the front right of the Dun, this is permanently submerged and may have been either build intentionally this way or could have been originally built on moss on soil which has eroded away. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NF8656 : Dun Ban by Gordon Hatton
by Gordon Hatton
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NF8656 : Dun Ban by John Allan
by John Allan
©2009(licence)
NF8656 : Dun Ban, Loch Hornary, Grimsay by Bob Jones
by Bob Jones
©2006(licence)
NF8656 : Loch na Faoileag by John Allan
by John Allan
©2009(licence)
NF8656 : Loch na Faoileag by Gordon Hatton
by Gordon Hatton
©2010(licence)

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Re: Dun Ban Street View by AKFisher on Saturday, 27 April 2024
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3D map of the site from SketchFab: sketchfab.com/3d-models/dun-ban-barra-f92db2d884664223827d2f3043e752d8
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Dun Ban Street View by Andy B on Tuesday, 13 April 2010
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