Dùn Èistean
You reach Dùn Èistean, a fort, by heading 33 km north of Stornoway. The register lists it as a scheduled monument. There are Wikipedia articles on it in 6 languages.
Fort near Stornoway
A trip from Stornoway
Dùn Èistean is 33 km north of Stornoway. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Stornoway has 71 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Picking your season
Warmest in Stornoway are June to August, at 15–17°C.
Dùn Èistean
Hillfort in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK.
- Type
- Fort
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- 33 km north of Stornoway
The map
The orange dot is Dùn Èistean; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Which towns are near Dùn Èistean
The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Stornoway
A visit to Dùn Èistean: questions
Where is Dùn Èistean?
Dùn Èistean is 33 km north of Stornoway, Na h-Eileanan Siar.
What is Dùn Èistean?
Hillfort in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Dùn Èistean?
June to August are the warmest months in Stornoway, with afternoon highs of 15–17°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Dùn Èistean a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
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