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Vatersay Stone Fort / Dun Image © drew/A/B Nearest Town: Tobermory (97km ESE) OS Ref (GB):     NL627945 / Sheet: 31 Latitude: 56° 55' 6.94" N Longitude:     7° 32' 39.9" W Added by follow that cow Images (17) Fieldnotes (3) 0 discussions Start a topic Show  |  Hide Web searches for Vatersay Flickr Google Google Images MAGIC The Megalithic Portal Bing Stone Pages Streetmap.co.uk Wikipedia

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You can't really miss the Dun on Vatersay once near the village and cafe, it rather obvious. We approached from the south. Although very ruinous there remains a few remnants of the defences. The west defence is natural whilst foundation stones reveal the shape of the site in the north, east and south. Once again spectacular all round views. Another beautiful site. Visited 14/07/2022 Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by drewbhoy 26th October 2022ce

07/08/2017 - Very little to see on top of the rocky outcrop. The walk across the beach to get there is worth it though. Fantastic setting. There's a cairn just below, NW of the Dun. Fine area for a walk. The Dun is surrounded by lovely beaches and the wild flowers on the machair are wonderful and so colourful at this time of year. The walk from the Dun to the beach to the south and back is great. Nice coffee shop to the north . Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by thelonious 16th August 2017ce

Not very much left to see of this Dun, but some great views out to sea. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by follow that cow 3rd April 2005ce