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Dun Dornadilla or Dun Dornaigil,broch

A Scheduled Monument in North, West and Central Sutherland, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.3663 / 58°21'58"N

Longitude: -4.6391 / 4°38'20"W

OS Eastings: 245717

OS Northings: 945011

OS Grid: NC457450

Mapcode National: GBR G6XM.3RZ

Mapcode Global: WH27K.QZ26

Entry Name: Dun Dornadilla or Dun Dornaigil,broch

Scheduled Date: 18 August 1882

Last Amended: 14 August 1961

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM90113

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch

Location: Durness

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: North, West and Central Sutherland

Traditional County: Sutherland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to an understanding of prehistoric settlement and economy.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Dun Dornaigil
https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/dun-dornaigil-broch
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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