Dùn a’ Choin Duibh
Dùn a' Choin Duibh is a hillfort located near Torinturk, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. According to the local shanachies, the fort is named after a black wolfhound which was half wolf, which defended the fort.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Dan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: architectural structure in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Dun a Choin Duibh,dun” and “Dùn a‘ Choin Duibh”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dunmore House.
Dunmore House
Building
Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunmore House is a building, which is situated 1½ miles southwest of Dùn a’ Choin Duibh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Torinturk and Whitehouse.
Torinturk
Hamlet
Photo: Steven Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Torinturk is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Torinturk is 5 miles from Tarbert. Torinturk comes from the Gaelic for the hill of the boar. This is where the last wild boar in Scotland was killed.
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 2 miles southeast of Dùn a’ Choin Duibh.
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. Ardpatrick is situated 4½ miles southwest of Dùn a’ Choin Duibh.
Dùn a’ Choin Duibh
- Categories: hillfort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.81986° or 55° 49′ 12″ northLongitude
-5.50641° or 5° 30′ 23″ westOpen location code
9C7PRF9V+WCOpenStreetMap ID
way 437039491OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q5320416
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Scottish Gaelic—“Dùn a’ Choin Duibh” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Dùn a‘ Choin Duibh”
- Irish: “Dùn a’ Choin Duibh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Dùn a‘ Choin Duibh”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Giant’s Grave and Standing Stone.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Torinturk and Lochan Liath.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Dùn a’ Choin Duibh”. Photo: Dan, CC BY-SA 2.0.