Dunvegan

Dunvegan is a small village on in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, with a population of 386 in 2011. The main draw is the castle. Dunvegan is also a base for exploring Duirnish, the peninsula to the west.
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  • Type: Village with 386 residents
  • Description: village on the Isle of Skye, Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Dùn Bheagain”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dunvegan Castle and Dunvegan Parish Church.

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

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

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lonmore and Skinidin.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ miles southeast of Dunvegan.

Dunvegan

Latitude
57.4367° or 57° 26′ 12″ north
Longitude
-6.5814° or 6° 34′ 53″ west
Population
386
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB DVN
Open location code
9C9MCCP9+MC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 267259178
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2650641
Wiki­data ID
Q747568
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Dunvegan” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Dunvegan”
  • Breton: “Dùn Bheagain”
  • Bulgarian: “Дънвеган”
  • Catalan: “Dunvegan”
  • Cebuano: “Dunvegan”
  • Chinese: “顿维甘”
  • Cornish: “Dùn Bheagain”
  • Danish: “Dunvegan”
  • Dutch: “Dunvegan”
  • Finnish: “Dùn Bheagain”
  • French: “Dunvegan”
  • Galician: “Dunvegan”
  • German: “Dunvegan”
  • Irish: “Dùn Bheagain”
  • Irish: “Dùn Bheagan”
  • Italian: “Dunvegan”
  • Japanese: “ダンヴェガン”
  • Japanese: “ダンベガン”
  • Manx: “Dùn Bheagain”
  • Persian: “دانوگان”
  • Polish: “Dunvegan”
  • Scots: “Dunvegan”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Dùn Bheagain”
  • Swedish: “Dunvegan”
  • Welsh: “Dùn Bheagain”
  • “Dùn Bheagain”
  • “Dunvegan”
  • “Dunvegan - Dùn Bheagain”

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