Dun Ringill

Dun Ringill is an Iron Age hill fort on the Strathaird peninsula on the island of Skye, Scotland. Further fortified in the Middle Ages, tradition holds that it was for several centuries the seat of Clan MacKinnon.

Photo: Bryanmackinnon, Public domain.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: castle in Highland, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Dùn Ringill” and “Dun Ringill,dun 800m E of Cille Mhaire”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kilmarie and Kirkibost.

Kilmarie

Hamlet

Photo: Bryanmackinnon, Public domain.

Kilmarie or Kilmaree, is a village in the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Its most notable feature is the village church and graveyard. The graveyard has a significant number of tombstones from highland clans, in particular Clan MacKinnon.

Kirkibost

Hamlet

Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirkibost is a hamlet.

Torrin

Village

Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Torrin is a settlement on the island of Skye in Scotland. Torrin is situated 2½ miles north of Dun Ringill.

Dun Ringill

Categories: castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.17952° or 57° 10′ 46″ north

Longitude

-6.03581° or 6° 2′ 9″ west

Open location code

9C9M5XH7+RM

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Scottish Gaelic—“Dun Ringill” goes by many names.

Danish: “Dun Ringill”
French: “Dun Ringill”
German: “Dun Ringill”
Irish: “Dún Ringill”
Scottish Gaelic: “Dun Ringill”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cille Mhaire and Cadha Nan Ingrean, dun site.

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