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″ north

Longitude

-5.57485° or 5° 34′ 30″ west

Open location code

9C7PQC4G+F3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 270643502

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q5314031

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