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<< Text Pages >> Dun Dubh - Stone Fort or Dun in Scotland in Argyll

Submitted by Anonymous on Thursday, 15 February 2001  Page Views: 5887

Multi-periodSite Name: Dun Dubh
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.5 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Argyll Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Nearest Town: Lochgilphead  Nearest Village: Kilmartin
Map Ref: NM864048  Landranger Map Number: 55
Latitude: 56.187772N  Longitude: 5.443823W
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
no data 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
3
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NM8604 : Dun on the slopes of Sròn na Saobhaidhe by Patrick Mackie
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NM8604 : Stone structure on dun by Patrick Mackie
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NM8604 : Stone structure on dun by Patrick Mackie
by Patrick Mackie
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NM8604 : Dun on the slopes of Sròn na Saobhaidhe by Patrick Mackie
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