Dùn Beag

Dùn Beag is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Dùn Beag is situated nearby to the islet Sgeir Mhòr, as well as near the archaeological site Skye, Dun Mor, Torrin.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include High Pasture Cave and Dun Ringill.

High Pasture Cave

Cave

Photo: Paul Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0.

High Pasture Cave is an archaeological site on the island of Skye, Scotland. Human presence is documented since the Mesolithic, and remains, including Iron Age structures, point to ritual veneration of either the landscape or deities associated with the place. High Pasture Cave is situated 1¼ miles east of Dùn Beag.

Dun Ringill

Archaeological site

Photo: Bryanmackinnon, Public domain.

Dun Ringill is an Iron Age hill fort on the Strathaird peninsula on the island of Skye, Scotland. Further fortified in the Middle Ages, tradition holds that it was for several centuries the seat of Clan MacKinnon. Dun Ringill is situated 2 miles south of Dùn Beag.

Loch Cill Chriosd

Lake

Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Loch Cill Chriosd is a lake, which is situated 2 miles east of Dùn Beag.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Torrin and Kilbride.

Torrin

Village

Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Torrin is a settlement on the island of Skye in Scotland.

Kilbride

Hamlet

Photo: A‘ chachaileith, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kilbride (Scottish Gaelic: Cille Bhrìghde, or the Church of Saint Bride) is a small township in Strath Swordale, Isle of Skye, Scotland. The township is situated in a pocket of fertile lime-rich soil, between the Red Hills to the north and Beinn an Dubhaich and the Suidhisnis peninsula to the south.