Dunvegan
Sign in to saveDunvegan () is a village on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is famous for Dunvegan Castle, seat of the chiefs of Clan MacLeod. Dunvegan is within the parish of Duirinish. In 2011, it had a population of 386.
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Key facts
- UK place.map_type
- Isle of Skyee
- UK place.official_name
- Dunvegan
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Dùn Bheagain
- UK place.static_image_name
- Dunvegan1.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- A view of most of Dunvegan along with the Millennium Stone, visible on the skyline, overlooking the village
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.civil_parish
- Duirinish
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Highland
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Ross and Cromarty
- UK place.population
- 386
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 70
- UK place.os_grid_reference
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Has part
- Dunvegan Castle
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- +386
- Image
- Dunvegan1.jpg
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- Isle of Skye
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- Name
- Geography
- Demography
- Economy
- Dunvegan Parish Church
- References
- External links
Dunvegan () is a village on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is famous for Dunvegan Castle, seat of the chiefs of Clan MacLeod. Dunvegan is within the parish of Duirinish. In 2011, it had a population of 386.
==Name== In The Norse Influence on Gaelic Scotland (1910), George Henderson suggests that the name Dùn Bheagain derives from Old Gaelic Dùn Bheccáin ([the] fort of Beccán), Beccán being a Gaelic personal name. Dùn Bheagain would not mean 'little fort' as this would be Dùn Beag in Gaelic.