Dun An Duichal

Nearest town:
Uig (79km NE)
OS reference:
NF74311885
OS sheet:
31
Latitude:
57° 8' 41.21 N
Longitude:
7° 23' 9.81 W
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Image of Dun An Duichal by drewbhoy

Slightly different angle looking north west, plus the sun appeared.

Image credit: drew/AMJ
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Aug 25, 2023
Image of Dun An Duichal by drewbhoy

The larger loch Loch Dun Na Cille has a small neighbour called Loch Dunanduichal, which houses the dun of the same name. This taken from the slip of land between the two lochs.

Image credit: drew/AMJ
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Aug 25, 2023

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Dun An Duichal

drewbhoy
drewbhoy Dec 28, 2023

Loch Dun Na Cille has a much smaller neighbour to the west called Loch Dun an Duichal and like its much bigger neighbour it also has a crannog / dun.

I couldn’t see a causeway, Canmore haven’t seen one but locals suggest that stones from the causeway were removed in the late 1800s. If so, the removed all trace of its existence. On the plus side the island still remains.

I walked south on the slip of land between the two lochs, one or two boggy bits but nothing to worry about. The site is almost 23m wide and only scattered stones remain of the dun.

Beautifully calm waters, and good to see the dun being used by local residents – ducks etc.

Visited 07/08/2023.

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