Dun Guaidhre
Dun Guaidhre, also known as Dùn Ghùaidhre, is an Iron Age fort southwest of Kilmeny, Islay, Scotland. It is protected as a scheduled monument. Local tradition associates the fort with Godred Crovan.Photo: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Dun Guaire”, “Dun Guardhre”, “Islay, Dun Guaidhre”, and “Kilmeny”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kilmeny Parish Church and Loch Fada.
Kilmeny Parish Church
Church
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilmeny Parish Church is situated 2,900 feet north of Dun Guaidhre.
Beinn Dubh
Peak
Photo: Becky Williamson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beinn Dubh is a peak, which is situated 2 miles east of Dun Guaidhre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballygrant and Keills.
Ballygrant
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballygrant is a small village on the Inner Hebrides island of Islay of the western coast of Scotland. The village is within the parish of Killarow and Kilmeny.
Keills
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Keills is a village, which is situated 3 miles northeast of Dun Guaidhre.
Islay
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Islay is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 3,228 in 2011. It's mostly low-lying grazing land and heath, with Port Ellen and Bowmore the main settlements.
Dun Guaidhre
- Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.80616° or 55° 48′ 22″ northLongitude
-6.16813° or 6° 10′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C7MRR4J+FPOpenStreetMap ID
way 456328573OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q5314024
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In Other Languages
“Dun Guaidhre” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Dún Guaidhre”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cill a’Mhanaich, church and burial ground 210m SSW of Kilmeny and The Old Manse.
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