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<< Other Photo Pages >> An Dun (Loch Ardbhair) - Broch or Nuraghe in Scotland in Sutherland

Submitted by Andy B on Sunday, 18 April 2010  Page Views: 7980

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: An Dun (Loch Ardbhair)
Country: Scotland County: Sutherland Type: Broch or Nuraghe

Map Ref: NC16893324
Latitude: 58.249645N  Longitude: 5.121857W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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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An Dun (Loch Ardbhair)
An Dun (Loch Ardbhair) submitted by Creative Commons : Site in Sutherland Scotland An Dun broch, Loch Ardbhair, is best visited at Low Tide. It is connected to the mainland by an interesting dry stane dyke. The original access to the inside of the broch faces south. The shallow waters are teeming with mussels. Lovely spot. Copyright George Brown and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Broch in Sutherland

An Dun broch, Loch Ardbhair, is best visited at Low Tide. It is connected to the mainland by an interesting dry stane dyke. The original access to the inside of the broch faces south. The shallow waters are teeming with mussels. Lovely spot.
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An Dun (Loch Ardbhair)
An Dun (Loch Ardbhair) submitted by Creative Commons : Site in Sutherland Scotland Broch in Loch Ardbhair The broch is more accessible at low tide! Copyright Russel Wills and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NC1633 : An Dun broch, Loch Ardbhair by George Brown
by George Brown
©2009(licence)
NC1633 : Broch and sheep pens by Russel Wills
by Russel Wills
©2009(licence)
NC1633 : Broch in Loch Ardbhair by Russel Wills
by Russel Wills
©2009(licence)
NC1633 : An Dun broch by Gordon Hatton
by Gordon Hatton
©2018(licence)
NC1633 : Loch Ardbhair from B869 by Ian Capper
by Ian Capper
©2007(licence)

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