Dunagoil

Dunagoil is a vitrified fort or dun on the – an Iron Age hill fort whose ramparts have been melted by intense heat. It stands on a volcanic headland and gives its name to the bay that it overlooks.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: settlement on the Isle of Bute
  • Also known as: “Dunagoil: burial chamber, forts, caves, cupmarked stone and longhouses.” and “Tonaghuil”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Blane’s Chapel and Glencallum Bay Lighthouse.

Church
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 3,100 feet east of Dunagoil.

Lighthouse
Photo: James T M Towill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a lighthouse on a point on the northernmost side of Glencallum Bay on the . Its Gaelic name is the Rubh' An Eun which means the point of the birds. is situated 2 miles east of Dunagoil.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kilchattan Bay and Millport.

Village
Photo: Andrew Mitchell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a on the , . It lies on the island's southern end, along the coast road at the foot of a steep hill called the Suidhe Chattan which shields the village from the prevailing westerly wind.

Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Great Cumbrae is an island in the Firth of Clyde off the coast of , with as its only settlement, and a population of 1376 in 2011. The island is about 3 miles long by 1½ miles wide, roughly tooth-shaped, with a broad bay indenting its south coast.

Dunagoil

Latitude
55.73424° or 55° 44′ 3″ north
Longitude
-5.0504° or 5° 3′ 1″ west
Open location code
9C7PPWMX+MR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1031715516
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q1265235
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Dunagoil” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dunagoil Vitrified Fort and Little Dunagoil Fort.

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