Duntulm
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Duntulm () is a township situated on the northwest coast of the Trotternish peninsula on the Isle of Skye, and is made up of Shulista (North Duntulm) and South Duntulm. It is located on the single-track A855 road about north of Portree. The township is noted for its long fortified headland, which the ruins of Duntulm Castle presently sit.
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Duntulm () is a township situated on the northwest coast of the Trotternish peninsula on the Isle of Skye, and is made up of Shulista (North Duntulm) and South Duntulm. It is located on the single-track A855 road about north of Portree. The township is noted for its long fortified headland, which the ruins of Duntulm Castle presently sit.
==Geography and natural history== Duntulm is coastally composed of a series of bays and onlooked by Cnoc Roll, a small hill standing 122m above sea level with a radio mast. Duntulm Bay sits north of Duntulm Castle, and contains the 33 m high Tulm Island and smaller Port Duntulm. The bay is overlooked by the abandoned linear settlement of Erisco - depopulated during the highland clearances. Duntulm features a single small loch, Loch Cleat (meaning Grey Loch).
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