Dun Skeig
Dun Skeig is an oval Iron Age dun complex which is perched atop a rocky outcropping about 130 metres above sea level overlooking West Loch Tarbert in Kintyre, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, about 1 kilometre northwest of the village of Clachan.Photo: douglas r small, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Balinakill House.
Balinakill House
Guest house
Balinakill House is a Victorian manor house to the east of the village of Clachan, Kintyre, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The house was built by Sir William Mackinnon, 1st Baronet of Strathaird and Loup, founder of the British India Steam Navigation Company, who purchased the estates of Balinakill and Loup in 1867. Balinakill House is situated 1 mile southeast of Dun Skeig.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clachan and Ardpatrick.
Clachan
Village
Clachan is a small village in North Kintyre, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Clachan is the site of an old church, which was the principal church for the North Kintyre area.
Ardpatrick
Hamlet
Photo: Lambert, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardpatrick is a village at the southwestern extremity of the Knapdale, Argyll, Scotland. The village is built along the north western shore of West Loch Tarbert.
Whitehouse
Hamlet
Photo: Johnny Durnan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitehouse is a hamlet on the Kintyre Peninsula in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. It is located around 5.5 miles southwest of Tarbert and around 25 miles north of Campbeltown. Whitehouse is situated 4½ miles northeast of Dun Skeig.
Dun Skeig
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: hillfort in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Categories: contour fort, tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.75617° or 55° 45′ 22″ northLongitude
-5.57485° or 5° 34′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C7PQC4G+F3OpenStreetMap ID
way 270643502OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q5314031
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