Colonsay, Dun Gallain

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Colonsay and Oronsay

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Map note: Colonsay, Dun Gallain is a fort near Lower Kilchattan, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. There is no need to invent a lost kingdom to make the name interesting.

From the Historic Environment Scotland record 37978

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• Russel Wills, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Rob Farrow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Gordon Brown, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Tom Richardson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Julian Paren, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• David Hoult, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Tony Kinghorn, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• James Wood, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• John McAfee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
• Alan Reid, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dun GallainArchaeological place · 10 ydPort LobhBay · 423 ydColonsay AirfieldAirfield (20th Century) · 1111 ydTobar FuarArchaeological place · 1276 ydColonsay, Ardskenish FarmFarmstead (post Medieval) · 1.1 miPort MòrBay · 1.2 miTràigh nam BàrcBeach / strand · 1.2 miBeinn nan CaorachMountain / peak · 1.2 miLower KilchattanNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.4 miCàrn MòrMountain / peak · 1.8 miDùn EibhinnFort · 2.2 miOronsay PrioryHeritage attraction · 2.6 mi

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