Archaeological sites · Scottish Islands
Dùn Beic
Dùn Beic in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
About
Dùn Beic 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.
From the Wikipedia article
Dùn Beic is a dun located on the Inner Hebridean island of Coll. It is located at grid reference NM15495644 and is thought to date to between 1000 BCE to 1000 CE. The etymology of the dun's name is uncertain; one possibility is that it could be made up of a personal name. The dun appears in local legend as being one of several fortresses held by Norsemen, who were defeated in battle against the ancestor of the Macleans of Coll. There have been several archaeological finds at Dùn Beic; these include pieces of flint, burnt bone, and fragments of incised pottery.
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- Coordinates
- 56.6132, -6.6389
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dùn Beic?
- Dùn Beic is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.6132°, -6.6389°.