Dun Mor Vaul

iron age broch located on the Isle of Tiree, Scotland
Place broch Q1271556
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Dun Mor Vaul

Summary

Dun Mor Vaul is a broch[1]. It draws 89 Wikipedia views per month (broch category, ranking #8 of 17).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dun Mor Vaul is located in Argyll and Bute[3].
  • Dun Mor Vaul is located in Tiree[4].
  • Dun Mor Vaul is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Dun Mor Vaul's instance of is recorded as broch[6].
  • Dun Mor Vaul's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[7].
  • Vaul is named after Dun Mor Vaul[8].
  • Dun Mor Vaul's Commons category is recorded as Dun Mor Vaul[9].
  • 60 marks the founding of Dun Mor Vaul[10].
  • Dun Mor Vaul's OS grid reference is recorded as NM04234927[11].
  • Dun Mor Vaul's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.542001, 'lon': -6.8134521}[12].
  • Dun Mor Vaul's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Tiree[13].
  • Dun Mor Vaul's significant event is recorded as archaeological excavation[14].
  • Dun Mor Vaul's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[15].
  • Dun Mor Vaul sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6'}[16].
  • Dun Mor Vaul dates from the Iron Age[17].
  • Dun Mor Vaul's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+9.2'}[18].
  • Dun Mor Vaul's associated electoral district is recorded as Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber[19].
  • Dun Mor Vaul's historic county is recorded as Argyll[20].

Body

Geography

Dun Mor Vaul is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include Argyll and Bute[3], a council area[21], in United Kingdom[22], founded in 1996[23] and Tiree[4], a civil parish[24], in United Kingdom[25].

Physical Characteristics

Dun Mor Vaul sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6'}[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include broch[6] and archaeological site[7]. Dun Mor Vaul's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[15].

History and Context

60 marks the founding of Dun Mor Vaul[10]. Vaul is named after it[8].

Why It Matters

Dun Mor Vaul draws 89 Wikipedia views per month (broch category, ranking #8 of 17).[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . geograph.org.uk. geograph.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . portal.historicenvironment.scot. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . canmore.org.uk. canmore.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . portal.historicenvironment.scot. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Historic county → Argyll
    Inception → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['ceb', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'sv']
    Associated electoral district → Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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