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<< Text Pages >> Dun Kirkton - Stone Fort or Dun in Scotland in Highlands

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Sunday, 08 May 2011  Page Views: 3685

Multi-periodSite Name: Dun Kirkton
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 3.254 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Highlands Type: Stone Fort or Dun
 Nearest Village: Kirkton
Map Ref: NG82722768
Latitude: 57.287887N  Longitude: 5.607157W
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.
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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Stone Fort or Dun in Highlands

Ruins of a dun on a triangular summit.

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NG8227 : Dun NW of Kirkton, Lochalsh by D Riddell
by D Riddell
©2016(licence)
NG8227 : Lichens on Old Oak by Adam Ward
by Adam Ward
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NG8227 : Footpath - the Red Trail by D Riddell
by D Riddell
©2016(licence)
NG8227 : Mighty Larch Trunks by Adam Ward
by Adam Ward
©2022(licence)
NG8327 : Moorland north of Kirkton by Richard Dorrell
by Richard Dorrell
©2012(licence)

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