Archaeological sites · Scottish Islands
Dun Hallin
Dun Hallin in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Dave Fergusson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Dun Hallin 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 Hallin is an Iron Age broch located near the northwest coast of the island of Skye, in Scotland (grid reference NG25665927).
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
Dun Hallin has an external diameter of around 17.4 metres and an internal diameter of around 10.5 metres. The broch walls currently stand to a maximum height of 3.8 metres on the north and west sides. The entrance is on the southeast side but is in a ruined state. On each side of the entrance passage are oval guard cells, although only the northern, right-hand cell can easily be seen. The interior of the broch has much rubble grassed over. A mural gallery is visible on the southwest side and a lintel stone remains in position over the doorway there. Six steps of the intra-mural stairway were found when the broch was examined in 1921 but are not now apparent. The broch is additionally…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 57.5402, -6.5864
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- IV55 8GH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Sources
- wikidata: Q18150945 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Dun Hallin (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dun Hallin?
- Dun Hallin is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 57.5402°, -6.5864°.
- Is Dun Hallin free to visit?
- Yes — admission to Dun Hallin is free.