Reservoirs & lochs · Scottish Islands
Dun Cruinn
Dun Cruinn in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
John Allan — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Dun Cruinn is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Dun Cruinn is a prehistoric site about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north-west of Portree, on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It is on the Skerinish Peninsula, between Loch Snizort Beag and Loch Eyre.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
There is a fort on a rocky knoll: it is an irregular oval, about 95 m north-northwest to south-southeast, by 25 m, enclosing an area of about 0.19 ha. The wall of the fort is now seen as a band of rubble, about 3 m thick, best preserved in the north. It is divided about midway by a rampart and ditch. In the south of the fort are the remains of a dun (or broch), built later than the fort, diameter about 20 m and having a maximum height of 1.5 m.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 57.4827, -6.3215
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- IV51 9XE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Sources
- wikidata: Q31099723 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Dun Cruinn (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dun Cruinn?
- Dun Cruinn is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 57.4827°, -6.3215°.
- Is Dun Cruinn free to visit?
- Yes — admission to Dun Cruinn is free.