Dùn a' Choin Duibh

#4761 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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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. The fort provides views to the Inner Hebridean islands of Gigha, Islay and Jura and further to the Mull of Kintyre and Ireland. ()

Coordinates: 55°49'11"N, 5°30'23"W

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ScotlandUnited Kingdom

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Dùn a' Choin Duibh – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tarbert Castle, Dun Skeig, Druimdrishaig.

4.8 miNE
Forts and castles
Tarbert Castle, Tarbert
124 min walk • Tarbert Castle is located on the southern shore of East Loch Tarbert, at Tarbert, Argyll, Scotland, at the north end of Kintyre. Tarbert Castle was a strategic royal stronghold during the Middle Ages and one of three castles at Tarbert.
5.1 miSW
Forts and castles
Dun Skeig
131 min walk • Dun Skeig is an oval Iron Age dun complex which is perched atop a rocky outcropping about 40 metres above sea level overlooking West Loch Tarbert in Kintyre, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, about 1 kilometre northwest of the village of Clachan.
6.1 miNW
Neighbourhood
Druimdrishaig
156 min walk • Druimdrishaig is a hamlet in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, on the shore of Loch Caolisport.

Dùn a' Choin Duibh

Facts and practical information

Dùn a' Choin Duibh – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Tarbert Castle, Tarbert

Dun Skeig

Druimdrishaig