Dunyvaig Castle, Islay

Name: Dunyvaig Castle
Address: Islay, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Islay

Top attraction, Forts and castles

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Dunyvaig Castle, is located on the south side of Islay, in Argyll, Scotland, on the shore of Lagavulin Bay, 4 kilometres from Port Ellen. The castle was once a naval base of the Lord of the Isles, chiefs of Clan Donald. It was held by the chiefs of the Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 55°38'1"N, 6°7'23"W

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Islay United Kingdom

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Dunyvaig Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Machrie golf course, Ardbeg Distillery, Kildalton Cross, Kildalton Castle.

5.6 miW
Golf
Machrie golf course, Islay
144 min walk • The Machrie Golf Course, or "The Machrie Links", is located on Islay, in Scotland. The word "machrie" is a corruption of the Scottish Gaelic machair, which means more or less the same as "links" did on the east coast of Scotland.
0.8 miNE
Cafe, Whiskey distillery, Distillery
Ardbeg Distillery, Port Ellen
20 min walk • Ardbeg Distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery in Ardbeg on the south coast of the isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides group of islands. The distillery is owned by Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy, and produces a heavily peated Islay whisky.
4.6 miNE
Historical place, Cemetery, Memorial
Kildalton Cross, Port Ellen
118 min walk • The Kildalton Cross is a monolithic high cross in Celtic cross form in the churchyard of the former parish church of Kildalton on the island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland.
2.3 miNE
Forts and castles
Kildalton Castle, Islay
59 min walk • Kildalton Castle is a ruined Victorian country house near Port Ellen on the island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides, Argyll, Scotland. It was built in ashlar in 1870 to a rambling plan in the Scots baronial style.
1.2 miW
Whiskey distillery, Distillery
Laphroaig Distillery, Port Ellen
30 min walk • Laphroaig distillery is an Islay single malt Scotch whisky distillery. It is named after the area of land at the head of Loch Laphroaig on the south coast of the island of Islay.
~960 ftNW
Factory tours, Tours, Whiskey distillery
Lagavulin Distillery, Port Ellen
5 min walk • Lagavulin distillery is a malt whisky distillery in the village of Lagavulin on the south of the island of Islay, Scotland. It distills spirit that is destined to become Islay single malt Scotch whisky.
2.9 miW
Distillery, Whiskey distillery
Port Ellen distillery, Islay
74 min walk • The Port Ellen distillery is located in Port Ellen on the isle of Islay, Scotland. It initially operated between 1825 and 1983 when production shut down.
3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Leorin Loch, Islay
77 min walk • Leorin Loch is of the impounding variety, located 2.5 kilometres north of Port Ellen, and is one of a group of three lochs supplying water to the island. The earthfill dam is 1.5 metres high.
1.6 miSW
Island
Texa
40 min walk • One of the top attractions on Texa is the Neolithic village of Skara Brae, which dates back over 5,000 years and is one of the best-preserved prehistoric villages in Northern Europe. Visitors can wander through the ancient stone buildings and gain insight into the...