Duntulm Castle
Duntulm Castle stands ruined on the north coast of Trotternish, on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, near the hamlet of Duntulm. During the 17th century it was the seat of the chiefs of Clan MacDonald of Sleat. It is a scheduled monument.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Skye Museum of Island Life and Tigh Talamhain Souterrain.
Skye Museum of Island Life
Museum
The Skye Museum of Island Life is a museum in Kilmuir, Skye, Scotland, which is dedicated to preserving a township of thatched cottages as they would have been on Skye at the end of the 18th century. Skye Museum of Island Life is situated 2 miles southwest of Duntulm Castle.
Tigh Talamhain Souterrain
Archaeological site
Tigh Talamhain Souterrain is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles south of Duntulm Castle.
St Moluag’s Church,Kilmaluag Bay
Ruins
St Moluag’s Church,Kilmaluag Bay is a ruins, which is situated 1½ miles east of Duntulm Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Duntulm and Shulista.
Duntulm
Hamlet
Duntulm is a township situated on the northwest coast of the Trotternish peninsula on the Isle of Skye, and is made up of Shulista and South Duntulm. It is located on the single-track A855 road about 24 miles north of Portree.
Duntulm Castle
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: castle on Skye, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Categories: castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.68429° or 57° 41′ 3″ north
Longitude
-6.347° or 6° 20′ 49″ west
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
9C9MMMM3+P5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Turkish—“Duntulm Castle” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Duntulm Castle”
- Dutch: “Duntulm Castle”
- French: “Duntulm Castle”
- German: “Duntulm Castle”
- Irish: “Caisleán Dhùn Tuilm”
- Italian: “Castello di Duntulm”
- Italian: “Duntulm Castle”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Caisteal Dhùn Tuilm”
- Turkish: “Duntulm Kalesi”
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