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What are the features of duns

Answer 1

Dun is a generic term for an ancient or medieval fort. It is mainly used in theBritish Isles to describe a kind of hillfortand also a kind of Atlantic roundhouse. The term comes from Irish dún orScottish Gaelic dùn (meaning "fort"), and is cognate with Old Welsh din (whenceWelsh dinas "city") comes.

In some areas duns were built on any suitable crag or hillock, particularly south of the Firth of Clyde and the Firth of Forth. There are many duns on the west coast of Ireland and they feature inIrish mythology. For example, the tale of the Táin Bó Flidhais features Dún Chiortáin and Dún Chaocháin.

Duns seem to have arrived with theCelts in about the 7th century BC. Early duns had near vertical ramparts made of stone and timber. Vitrified forts are the remains of duns that have been set on fire and where stones have been partly melted. Use of duns continued in some parts into the Middle Ages.

Duns are similar to brochs, but are smaller and probably would not have been capable of supporting a very tall structure. Good examples of this kind ofdun can be found in the Outer Hebridesof Scotland, on artificial islands in small lakes.

Answer 2

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duns are longitudinal valleys formed as a result of folding when eurasian plate and Indian Plate collided

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