Dùn Anlaimh
Dùn Anlaimh, also known as Dùn Amhlaidh, and Eilean nan Cinneachan, is a crannog (an artificial island), located within Loch nan Cinneachan on the Inner Hebrides, Inner Hebridean island of Coll. Upon the crannog there are the remains of walls and several buildings. These remains are not unlike those of other fortified islands found throughout the Outer Hebrides, and it is likely that Dùn Anlaimh dates from the Scotland in the Late Middle Ages, late Middle Ages. According to local tradition on Coll, the fort was once the home of a Norse chieftain who was defeated in battle somewhere nearby. The early 20th century antiquary Erskine Beveridge considered it as one of the four most interesting fortifications, on Coll (along with Dùn an Achaidh, Dùn Dubh, and Dùn Morbhaidh). The site of Dùn Anlaimh is located at . The RCAHMS classifies the site as a 'crannog' and an 'island dwelling'. Description Analysis of the island Dùn Anlaimh is a small artificial island located in Loch ...
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Dùn Anlaimh And Loch Nan Cinneachan (photo, C
Dùn is an island in St Kilda, Scotland, St Kilda, Scotland. It is nearly long. Its name simply means "fort" in Scottish Gaelic (for more information, see "dun (fortification), dun"), but the fort itself has been lost – old maps show it on Gob an Dùin (), which is at the seaward end. Though Dùn is almost joined to Hirta at Ruiaval, the two islands are separated by Caolas an Dùin (the straits of Dùn). This prevents Soay sheep from Hirta straying onto the island, and thus it is more vegetated. The small island is home to the largest colony of fulmars in United Kingdom, Britain. Before 1828, St Kilda was their only British Isles breeding ground, but they have since spread and established colonies elsewhere, such as at Fowlsheugh.
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