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Dùn Èistean

Dùn Èistean — hillfort in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK.

Dùn Èistean

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Dùn Èistean is a archaeological in islands. Wikipedia notes: "Dùn Èistean is a multi-period archaeological site on an inter-tidal sea stack on the north east coast of the Isle of Lewis, near the village of Knockaird in the area of Nis (Ness) in the Western Isles of Scotland. It is accorded the status of traditional stronghold of Clan Morrison, once a highly powerful family within the Lordship of the Isles, in local oral tradition.". Coordinates 58.5033°, -6.2322°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
58.5033, -6.2322

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