<< Our Photo Pages >> Dun Chruban - Stone Fort or Dun in Scotland in Argyll
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Dun ChrubanCountry: Scotland County: Argyll Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Nearest Town: Oban Nearest Village: Achnacroish
Map Ref: NM79243598
Latitude: 56.464090N Longitude: 5.585104W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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SolarMegalith visited on 13th Feb 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4
Besides Tirefour Castle broch it is certainly one of the most spectacular archaeological monuments on the Isle of Lismore.
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