Dunvegan Castle

Dunvegan Castle is located 1 mile to the north of on the , off the west coast of . It is the seat of the MacLeod of MacLeod, chief of the Clan MacLeod.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dunvegan Parish Church and Dun Fiadhairt.

Church
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Dunvegan is a village on the in . It is famous for Dunvegan Castle, seat of the chiefs of Clan MacLeod. Dunvegan is within the parish of . In 2011, it had a population of 386. is situated 3,900 feet south of Dunvegan Castle.

Archaeological site
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is an Iron Age broch located on the north coast of the island of Skye, in Scotland. is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Dunvegan Castle.

Restaurant
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is a restaurant in , , . While in operation beforehand, the restaurant came to prominence after being taken over around 1985 by Eddie and Shirley Spear. is situated 2 miles west of Dunvegan Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunvegan and Skinidin.

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is a small village on in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, with a population of 386 in 2011. The main draw is the castle. is also a base for exploring Duirnish, the peninsula to the west.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 1½ miles southwest of Dunvegan Castle.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Dunvegan Castle.

Dunvegan Castle

Latitude
57.44841° or 57° 26′ 54″ north
Longitude
-6.59022° or 6° 35′ 25″ west
Elevation
154 feet (47 metres)
Operator
the Clan MacLeod
Open location code
9C9MCCX5+9W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 124283879
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
2650639
Wiki­data ID
Q1266330
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Dunvegan Castle” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Dunvegan gaztelua”
  • Belarusian: “Замак Данвеган”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Dunvegan”
  • Chinese: “邓韦根城堡”
  • Czech: “Dunvegan Castle”
  • Czech: “zámek na ostrově Skye”
  • Danish: “Dunvegan Castle”
  • Dutch: “Dunvegan Castle”
  • Esperanto: “Burgo Dunvegan”
  • Finnish: “Dùn Bheagainin linna”
  • French: “Chateau de Dunvegan”
  • French: “château de Dunvegan”
  • French: “Château de Dunvegan”
  • German: “Dunvegan Castle”
  • German: “Dunvegon Castle”
  • Irish: “Caisteal Dhùn Bheagain”
  • Irish: “Caisteal Dún Bheagain”
  • Italian: “castello di Dunvegan”
  • Italian: “Castello di Dunvegan”
  • Persian: “دژ دونوگان”
  • Polish: “Zamek Dunvegan”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Dunvegan”
  • Russian: “Замок Данвеган”
  • Scots: “Dunvegan Castle”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Caisteal Dhùn Bheagain”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de dunvegan”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Dunvegan”
  • Turkish: “Dunvegan Kalesi”

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