Dùn Anlaimh, Coll

Name: Dùn Anlaimh
Address: Coll, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in Coll

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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. 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 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. The site of Dùn Anlaimh is located at grid reference NM18845684. The RCAHMS classifies the site as a 'crannog' and an 'island dwelling'. ()

Coordinates: 56°37'8"N, 6°35'6"W

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Coll United Kingdom

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Dùn Anlaimh – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Breachacha Castle, An Caisteal, Dùn an Achaidh, Dùn Beic.

2.5 miSW
Forts and castles
Breachacha Castle, Coll
65 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.
1.3 miNW
Archaeological site
An Caisteal, Coll
34 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 miS
Archaeological site
Dùn an Achaidh, Coll
38 min walk • 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.
4.9 miNE
Archaeological site
Dùn Beic, Coll
126 min walk • Dùn Beic is a dun located on the Inner Hebridean island of Coll. It is located at grid reference NM15495644 and is thought to date to between 1000 BCE to 1000 CE. The etymology of the dun's name is uncertain; one possibility is that it could be made up of a personal name.
1.6 miN
Archaeological site
Dùn Dubh, Coll
42 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.
4.9 miNE
Archaeological site
Dùn Morbhaidh, Coll
126 min walk • Dùn Morbhaidh, also known as Dun Borbaidh, is a hill fort located on the Inner Hebridean island of Coll. The early 20th century antiquary Erskine Beveridge considered it as one of the four most interesting fortifications on Coll. The site is located at grid reference NM23456331.
3.1 miSW
Archaeological site
Breachacha crannog, Coll
79 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.
0.8 miW
Archaeological site
Totamore dun, Coll
20 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.