Dun Ringill, Isle of Skye

Name: Dun Ringill
Address: Isle of Skye, United Kingdom

#26 among attractions in Isle of Skye

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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. It is located east of Kirkibost on the west shore of Loch Slapin. ()

Coordinates: 57°10'45"N, 6°2'16"W

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Isle of Skye United Kingdom

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Dun Ringill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cill Chriosd, Loch Coruisk, Blà Bheinn, Strathaird.

4.2 miNE
Church
Cill Chriosd, Isle of Skye
106 min walk • Cill Chriosd or Kilchrist is a ruined former parish church of Strath, on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It was constructed around the 16th century, replacing an earlier medieval church on the same location, and was used until 1840 when the parish church was relocated to Broadford. It lies on the B8083 Broadford to Torrin and Elgol road.
5.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Coruisk, Isle of Skye
135 min walk • Loch Coruisk is an inland fresh-water loch, lying at the foot of the Black Cuillin in the Isle of Skye, in the Scottish Highlands. Loch Coruisk is reputed to be the home of a kelpie or water horse, a shape-shifting creature that can assume human form.
3.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Blà Bheinn, Isle of Skye
89 min walk • Blà Bheinn, is a mountain on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is usually regarded as an outlier to the Black Cuillin. It is mainly composed of gabbro, a rock with excellent grip for mountaineers and scramblers. The name Blà Bheinn is thought to mean "blue mountain", from a combination of Norse and Gaelic.
3.4 miSW
Protected area
Strathaird, Elgol
87 min walk • Strathaird is a peninsula on the island of Skye, Scotland, situated between Loch Slapin and Loch Scavaig on the south coast. W. H. Murray said that "Skye is sixty miles long, but what might be its breadth is beyond the ingenuity of man to state".
4.5 miN
Mountain
Belig, Sligachan
115 min walk • Belig, is a mountain in the Cuillin mountains of the Isle of Skye. It is located in the centre of the island, northeast of the main Black Cuillin range. A fine and sharp peak, Belig's summit is the culmination of three ridges. It is often climbed in conjunction with its neighbour Garbh-bheinn. The nearest village is Dunan to the east.
6.5 miNE
Church
Broadford Parish Church, Isle of Skye
165 min walk • Broadford Parish Church, Skye is a parish church in the Church of Scotland in Broadford, Skye.
3.7 miSE
Forts and castles
Dunscaith Castle, Armadale
96 min walk • Dunscaith Castle also known as Dun Scaich, Dun Sgathaich Castle and Tokavaig, is a ruined castle on the coast of the Isle of Skye, in the north-west of Scotland.
6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Marsco, Isle of Skye
154 min walk • Marsco is a peak in the Red Hills on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It lies on the east of Glen Sligachan, and may be climbed from the right-of-way through the glen from Sligachan to Loch Coruisk.
4.2 miNW
Mountain
Garbh-bheinn, Sligachan
108 min walk • Garbh-Bheinn, is a mountain in the Cuillin mountains of the Isle of Skye. It is located in the centre of the island, northeast of the main Black Cuillin range.
4.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beinn na Caillich, Broadford
118 min walk • Beinn na Caillich, west of Broadford on the Isle of Skye, is one of the Red Hills, or Red Cuillin. Its name is translated into English as Hill of the Old Woman. It is often referred to locally simply as The Beinn.
2.6 miN
Archaeological site
High Pasture Cave, Isle of Skye
67 min walk • High Pasture Cave is an archaeological site on the island of Skye, Scotland. Human presence is documented since the Mesolithic, and remains, including Iron Age structures, point to ritual veneration of either the landscape or deities associated with the place.