Dùn an Achaidh, Coll

#3 among attractions in Coll

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Dùn an Achaidh, sometimes Anglicised as Dun Acha, is a dun located near the village of Acha on the Inner Hebridean island of Coll. It is considered the best preserved dun on the island. The site of Dùn an Achaidh is located at grid reference NM18335456. According to local tradition, the dun was the stronghold of, and named after, the son of a Norse king. The early 20th century antiquary Erskine Beveridge considered it as one of the four most interesting fortifications on Coll. ()

Coordinates: 56°35'53"N, 6°35'27"W

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Coll United Kingdom

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Dùn an Achaidh – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Breachacha Castle, An Caisteal, Dùn Anlaimh, Dùn Dubh.

1.5 miW
Forts and castles
Breachacha Castle, Coll
40 min walk • Breachacha Castle is either of two structures on the shore of Loch Breachacha, on the Inner Hebridean island of Coll, Scotland. The earlier is a 15th-century tower house that was a stronghold of the Macleans of Coll, the island having been granted to John Maclean in 1431.
2.3 miN
Archaeological site
An Caisteal, Coll
60 min walk • An Caisteal is a hill fort located on the island of Coll. This island is one of the islands which make up the Inner Hebrides located on the west coast of Scotland. The fort is located at grid reference NM17185815. Located 1,200 yards to the north-east of An Caisteal is Dùn Foulag.
1.5 miN
Archaeological site
Dùn Anlaimh, Coll
38 min walk • Dùn Anlaimh, also known as Dùn Amhlaidh, and Eilean nan Cinneachan, is a crannog, located within Loch nan Cinneachan on the Inner Hebridean island of Coll. Upon the crannog there are the remains of walls and several buildings.
3 miN
Archaeological site
Dùn Dubh, Coll
77 min walk • Dùn Dubh is a hillfort, located on the Inner Hebridean island of Coll. The fort is one of three associated with a local tradition which states that they were once the fortresses of Norsemen before being defeated by a Maclean chieftain.
1.9 miSW
Archaeological site
Breachacha crannog, Coll
50 min walk • The Breachacha crannog is a crannog located near Loch Breachacha, on the Inner Hebridean island of Coll. The crannog is recognised in the United Kingdom as a Scheduled monument.
1.7 miN
Archaeological site
Totamore dun, Coll
43 min walk • Totamore Dun is a dun located at grid reference NM17625713; near the settlement of Totamore, on the Inner Hebridean island of Coll. It occupies the summit of a rocky boss, on the eastern edge of the sand-hills located 300 metres north of Totamore.

Dùn an Achaidh, Coll

Facts and practical information

Dùn an Achaidh – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Breachacha Castle, Coll

An Caisteal, Coll

Dùn Anlaimh, Coll

Dùn Dubh, Coll

Breachacha crannog, Coll

Totamore dun, Coll