A dun is an ancient or medieval fort.

Dun or DUN may also refer to:

Places

  • Dun, Angus, a civil parish in Scotland
  • Dun, Ariège, a commune in southern France
  • Dun, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran
  • Dun, Norway, a village in Trøndelag, Norway
  • Dùn, an island of St Kilda, Scotland
  • Dün, a range of hills in Thuringia, Germany
  • Dun or Doon Valley (Hindi: दून) in the Sivalik hills of northern India
  • Dun Bhruichlinn, an Iron Age fort south of Esknish, Islay, Scotland.
  • Dun Borrafiach, an Iron Age broch on the island of Skye, Scotland
  • Dun Glacier
  • Dun Guaidhre, an Iron Age fort southwest of Kilmeny, Islay, Scotland
  • Dun Nosebridge, an Iron Age fort southeast of Bridgend, Islay, Scotland
  • Dun Ringill, an Iron Age hill fort on the Strathaird peninsula on the island of Skye, Scotland
  • Dun Sar, a village in Gatab-e Shomali Rural District, Gatab District, Babol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran
  • Dun-le-Poëlier, a commune in central France
  • House of Dun, a Scottish estate

People with the name or title

Given name or title

Surname

  • Angus Dun (1892–1971), American clergyman and author
  • Dennis Dun (born 1952), Chinese–American actor
  • Edwin Dun (1848–1931), American agriculturalist
  • Jean Dun (died 1735), French opera singer
  • Josh Dun (born 1988), American musician and drummer of Twenty One Pilots
  • Tan Dun (born 1957), Chinese composer
  • William Sutherland Dun (1868–1934), Australian palaeontologist and geologist

Biology

  • Dun gene, which produces a brownish-gray color (dun) in horses and other Equidae
  • Subimago, or dun, a stage in the life cycle of mayflies, especially an artificial fishing fly tied to imitate one

Computing and technology

Other uses

See also

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