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Torr a'Chaisteal

Iron Age dun on the Isle of Arran, Scotland

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Torr a'Chaisteal (or Torr a'Chaisteil) is an Iron Age fort (dun), located about 1 mile (2 kilometres) northeast of the village of Sliddery, on the Isle of Arran in Scotland (grid reference NR92172326).

Paleolithic
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Iron Age
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19th century

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Coordinates

55.46° N, -5.29° E