Dun Ringill
Highland, Scotland
Dun Ringill is a castle in Highland, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Dunscaith Castle, 3.7 mi away.
Dun Ringill at a glance
Type
Castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Nearest castle
Dunscaith Castle
3.7 mi away
Castles in Highland
81
Scotland
About Dun Ringill
Dun Ringill (Gaelic: Dùn, 'fort', Ringill, 'point of the ravine') 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.
From the Wikipedia article on Dun Ringill, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dun Ringill sits at 57.1795, -6.0359 in Highland. The closest other castles are Dunscaith Castle (3.7 mi), Knock Castle (8.5 mi) and Armadale Castle (9.1 mi). Highland has 81 castles in all.
