Duns Sites Dataset for Archaeological Viewshed Analysis Study of Glengorm Area on the Isle of Mull, Scotland

This Duns Sites dataset shows the location of duns sites in the Glengorm area of the Isle of Mull. This is part of a study conducted in the 1980s and 1990s which examined prehistoric ritual monument locations and their visibility across the landscape of the area. The study included the application of a GIS for viewshed analysis.

Datasets incorporated into this study and application included soils, coast and lochs, coastline, drainage capacity of soils, land capability, rivers, elevation and slope aspects and distribution patterns of cairn, cist, duns, fort and stone sites.

本Duns Sites数据集展示了马尔岛Glengorm区域duns地点的位置。该数据集是20世纪80年代至90年代开展的一项研究的组成部分，该研究探讨了史前仪式性纪念物的位置及其在该区域景观中的可见性。研究过程中应用了地理信息系统（GIS）进行视域分析。纳入本研究的还包括土壤、海岸与湖泊、海岸线、土壤排水能力、土地适宜性、河流、高程和坡向以及石堆、石棺、duns、堡垒和石构遗址的分布模式。