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Dun

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A dun is an ancient or medieval fort. [1]

53 relations: Atlantic roundhouse, British Isles, Broch, Celts, Cill Ghallagáin, Cliff, Cognate, County Down, Cumbric, Dún Laoghaire, Donegal, Doneraile, Dumbarton, Dun Telve, Dundalk, Dundee, Dundrum, Dublin, Dunedin, Dunfermline, Dungarvan, Duns, Edinburgh Castle, Etymology of London, Firth of Clyde, Firth of Forth, Glenelg, Highland, Hillfort, Ireland, Irish language, Irish mythology, Kilcommon (County Mayo civil parish), Lewis, Lugus, Lyon, Middle Ages, Nevers, Old Welsh, Olten, Outer Hebrides, Plantation of Ulster, Prehistoric Scotland, Proto-Celtic language, Scotland, Scottish Gaelic, Singidunum, Táin Bó Flidhais, Thun, Town, Verdun, Vitrified fort, ..., Welsh language, Yew, Yverdon-les-Bains. Expand index (3 more) »

Atlantic roundhouse

In archaeology, an Atlantic roundhouse is an Iron Age stone building found in the northern and western parts of mainland Scotland, the Northern Isles and the Hebrides.

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British Isles

The British Isles are a group of islands off the north-western coast of continental Europe that consist of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man and over six thousand smaller isles.

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Broch

A broch is an Iron Age drystone hollow-walled structure of a type found only in Scotland.

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Celts

The Celts (see pronunciation of ''Celt'' for different usages) were an Indo-European people in Iron Age and Medieval Europe who spoke Celtic languages and had cultural similarities, although the relationship between ethnic, linguistic and cultural factors in the Celtic world remains uncertain and controversial.

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Cill Ghallagáin

Cill Ghallagáin (anglicised as Kilgalligan) is a small Gaeltacht coastal townland and village in the northwest corner of Kilcommon Parish, County Mayo, Republic of Ireland, an area of in size.

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Cliff

In geography and geology, a cliff is a vertical, or nearly vertical, rock exposure.

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Cognate

In linguistics, cognates are words that have a common etymological origin.

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County Down

County Down is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland in the northeast of the island of Ireland.

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Cumbric

Cumbric was a variety of the Common Brittonic language spoken during the Early Middle Ages in the Hen Ogledd or "Old North" in what is now Northern England and southern Lowland Scotland.

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Dún Laoghaire

Dún Laoghaire is a suburban coastal town in County Dublin, Ireland, about 12 km (7.5 miles) south of Dublin city centre.

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Donegal

Donegal or Donegal Town is a town in County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland.

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Doneraile

Doneraile, historically Dunerayl, is a town in County Cork, Ireland.

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Dumbarton

Dumbarton is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary.

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Dun Telve

Dun Telve (Dùn Teilbh) is an iron-age broch located about southeast of the village of Glenelg, Highland, in Scotland.

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Dundalk

Dundalk is the county town of County Louth, Ireland.

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Dundee

Dundee (Dùn Dè) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom.

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Dundrum, Dublin

Dundrum (the ridge fort), originally a town in its own right, is a suburb of Dublin in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.

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Dunedin

Dunedin (Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago region.

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Dunfermline

Dunfermline (Dunfaurlin, Dùn Phàrlain) is a town and former Royal Burgh, and parish, in Fife, Scotland, on high ground from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth.

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Dungarvan

Dungarvan is a coastal town and harbour in County Waterford, on the south coast of Ireland.

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Duns

Duns (historically Dunse) is a town in the Scottish Borders, Scotland.

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Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, from its position on the Castle Rock.

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Etymology of London

The name of London is derived from a word first attested, in Latinised form, as Londinium.

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Firth of Clyde

The Firth of Clyde is an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean off the southwest coast of Scotland, named for the River Clyde which empties into it.

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Firth of Forth

The Firth of Forth (Linne Foirthe) is the estuary (firth) of several Scottish rivers including the River Forth.

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Glenelg, Highland

Glenelg (Glinn Eilg, also Gleann Eilg) is a scattered community area and civil parish in the Lochalsh area of Highland in western Scotland.

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Hillfort

A hillfort is a type of earthworks used as a fortified refuge or defended settlement, located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.

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Irish language

The Irish language (Gaeilge), also referred to as the Gaelic or the Irish Gaelic language, is a Goidelic language (Gaelic) of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people.

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Irish mythology

The mythology of pre-Christian Ireland did not entirely survive the conversion to Christianity.

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Kilcommon (County Mayo civil parish)

Kilcommon (Cill Chomáin) is a civil parish in Erris, north Mayo consisting of two large peninsulas; Dún Chaocháin and Dún Chiortáin.

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Lewis

Lewis (Leòdhas,, also Isle of Lewis) is the northern part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island of the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides archipelago in Scotland.

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Lugus

Lugus was a deity of the Celtic pantheon.

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Lyon

Lyon (Liyon), is the third-largest city and second-largest urban area of France.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages (or Medieval Period) lasted from the 5th to the 15th century.

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Nevers

Nevers (Latin: Noviodunum, later Nevirnum and Nebirnum) is the prefecture of the Nièvre department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in central France.

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Old Welsh

Old Welsh (Hen Gymraeg) is the label attached to the Welsh language from about 800 AD until the early 12th century when it developed into Middle Welsh.

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Olten

Olten is a town in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland and capital of the district of the same name.

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Outer Hebrides

The Outer Hebrides, also known as the Western Isles (Na h-Eileanan Siar or Na h-Eileanan an Iar), Innse Gall ("islands of the strangers") or the Long Isle or the Long Island (An t-Eilean Fada), is an island chain off the west coast of mainland Scotland.

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Plantation of Ulster

The Plantation of Ulster (Plandáil Uladh; Ulster-Scots: Plantin o Ulstèr) was the organised colonisation (plantation) of Ulstera province of Irelandby people from Great Britain during the reign of James VI and I. Most of the colonists came from Scotland and England, although there was a small number of Welsh settlers.

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Prehistoric Scotland

Archaeology and geology continue to reveal the secrets of prehistoric Scotland, uncovering a complex past before the Romans brought Scotland into the scope of recorded history.

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Proto-Celtic language

The Proto-Celtic language, also called Common Celtic, is the reconstructed ancestor language of all the known Celtic languages.

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Scotland

Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

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Scottish Gaelic

Scottish Gaelic or Scots Gaelic, sometimes also referred to simply as Gaelic (Gàidhlig) or the Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland.

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Singidunum

Singidunum (Сингидунум/Singidunum, from Celtic *Sindi-dūn-) is the name for the ancient city which evolved into Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.

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Táin Bó Flidhais

Táin Bó Flidhais, also known as the Mayo Táin, is a tale from the Ulster Cycle of early Irish literature.

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Thun

Thun (Thoune) is a town and a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland with about 43,783 inhabitants (around 90,000 in the agglomeration), as of 31 December 2013.

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Town

A town is a human settlement.

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Verdun

Verdun (official name before 1970 Verdun-sur-Meuse) is a small city in the Meuse department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

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Vitrified fort

Vitrified forts are stone enclosures whose walls have been subjected to vitrification through heat.

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Welsh language

Welsh (Cymraeg or y Gymraeg) is a member of the Brittonic branch of the Celtic languages.

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Yew

Yew is a common name given to various species of trees.

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Yverdon-les-Bains

Yverdon-les-Bains (called Eburodunum and Ebredunum during the Roman era) is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dun

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