Dun Viden

Nearest town:
Thurso (42km ENE)
OS reference:
NC7265451821
OS sheet:
10
Latitude:
58° 26' 10.93 N
Longitude:
4° 10' 53.28 W
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Image of Dun Viden (Chambered Tomb) by LesHamilton

This is the view of the tomb’s heathery mound from the roadside with Dun Viden broch in the background.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
LesHamilton
LesHamilton Jul 5, 2018
Image of Dun Viden (Chambered Tomb) by LesHamilton

This view illustrates the direction of the former chamber/passage.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
LesHamilton
LesHamilton Jul 5, 2018
Image of Dun Viden (Chambered Tomb) by LesHamilton

The three standing stones probably represent former vertical chamber slabs.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
LesHamilton
LesHamilton Jul 5, 2018

Articles

Dun Viden

LesHamilton
LesHamilton Jul 5, 2018

Visited: June 28, 2018

When you visit Dun Viden broch you will undoubtedly also encounter the Orkney-Cromarty type Neolithic chambered cairn of the same name; in fact, you will most probably walk over it as you leave the path.

Visually, the site appears to be a set of large stones resting on the top of a heather-clad mound. These are residual chamber slabs from the severly robbed tomb. The small stones that once covered the cairn are long gone, and it is surmised that they may well have been used in the construction of the nearby broch.

Canmore adds that: ” ... the cairn has been removed and its edge cannot be traced, although the situation dictates that it could not have been more than 11 metres in diameter. The chamber has been about 3 metres wide and entered from the east”.

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