Memorials & monuments · Scottish Highlands
Dun da Lamh
Dun da Lamh in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Colin Kinnear — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Dun da Lamh 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
Dùn dà Làmh is a Pictish now ruined hill fort near Laggan in the Scottish Highlands. It became a scheduled monument in 1986, with an extension to the protected area realized in 2001.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The name Dùn dà Làmh is Gaelic and means fort of the two hands. Dùn dà Làmh sits on a hilltop overlooking a dam on the river Spey to the north, and towards the south it has a view of the River Mashie and Strath Mashie. The hillslopes are steep on three sides, with only the west being more accessible. The approximate size of the fort is 110 m in length, with width varying between 30 and. The fort has not been excavated, but was archaeologically surveyed in 2010–2011.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 57.0059, -4.3359
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- PH20 1BU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
Sources
- wikidata: Q23018894 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Dùn dà Làmh (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dun da Lamh?
- Dun da Lamh is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode PH20 1BU).
- Is Dun da Lamh free to visit?
- Yes, Dun da Lamh is free to enter.
- How do I get to Dun da Lamh?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PH20 1BU. It sits within the Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey parliamentary constituency.