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

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Multi-periodSite Name: Dun Mhic Laitheann
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 2.6 km away from the location you searched for.

County: North Uist Type: Stone Fort or Dun

Map Ref: NF9778873187
Latitude: 57.646849N  Longitude: 7.067362W
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 an Iron Age dun located on a small islet which is connected with a land when the water level is low. Parts of the walls are in reasonable condition. The site has been re-occupied in 17th century.

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NF9773 : Track and House by Dave Fergusson
by Dave Fergusson
©2007(licence)
NF9773 : Overgrown track and house, Bagh a Chaise by David Martin
by David Martin
©2012(licence)
NF9773 : End of the road by Stephen Darlington
by Stephen Darlington
©2015(licence)
NF9772 : Crogearraidh na Thobha by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2005(licence)
NF9773 : Eileana Dubha by Anne Burgess
by Anne Burgess
©2009(licence)

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