Dùn Ela

Dùn Ela is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Dùn Ela is situated nearby to the forest Ostaig Wood, as well as near the beach Tràigh Ostaig.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Armadale Castle and Sleat Primary School.

Armadale Castle

Photo: Wojsyl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Armadale Castle is a ruined country house in Armadale, Skye, former home of the MacDonalds. Armadale Castle is situated 3,800 feet southwest of Dùn Ela.

Bun-sgoil Shlèite is a primary school on the Sleat peninsula of the island of Skye in Scotland. It is Scotland's only Gaelic Medium School with an English department. It was established in August 2007 though the building originally opened in November 1983. Sleat Primary School is situated 3,900 feet northeast of Dùn Ela.

Knock Castle

Knock Castle, also known as Caisteal Chamuis is a former stronghold of Clan MacLeod of Lewis and later, MacDonalds. It lies on the east coast of Sleat, approximately five miles north of Armadale on the Isle of Skye, south of Cnoc Uaine, on the eastern side of Knock Bay. Knock Castle is situated 2½ miles northeast of Dùn Ela.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kilmore and Armadale.

Kilmore

Hamlet

Photo: John McLuckie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kilmore is a small township on the east coast of the Sleat peninsula of the Isle of Skye, in the Scottish council area of Highland. It lies on the A851 road and is 1⁄4 mile southwest of Ferindonald. Bun-sgoil Shlèite and Sleat Medical Centre are located at the southern end of Kilmore, and the Gaelic college Sabhal Mòr Ostaig is 1⁄2 mile southwest.

Armadale

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Armadale is the ferry port and main village of Sleat peninsula, the gently rolling southern part of the Isle of Skye. To the south it merges with Ardvasar, and a lane continues to dead-end at Aird of Sleat.

Ferindonald

Village

Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ferindonald or Ferrindonald is a crofting township, located on the east coast of the Sleat peninsula, lying on the A851 road, in the Isle of Skye, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

Dùn Ela

Type: Archaeological site
Also known as: “Dùn Ila”
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.08191° or 57° 4′ 55″ north

Longitude

-5.88563° or 5° 53′ 8″ west

Open location code

9C9P34J7+QP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1393048616

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ostaig Wood and Tràigh Ostaig.

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