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

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Tuesday, 20 December 2011  Page Views: 2315

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

Map Ref: NF87837595
Latitude: 57.664781N  Longitude: 7.237065W
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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Dun in North Uist

Remains of a dun preserved as a circular stony mound.

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NF8776 : Clach an t-Sagairt by Gordon Hatton
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NF8775 : Track to Clachan Lodge by Hugh Venables
by Hugh Venables
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NF8776 : Clach an t-Sagairt [with oystercatcher] by Gordon Hatton
by Gordon Hatton
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NF8776 : Cross on Clach an t-Sagairt by Gordon Hatton
by Gordon Hatton
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NF8775 : House near Clachan Sands by Hugh Venables
by Hugh Venables
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