Dunagoil | |
Map Type: | Scotland_Argyll_and_Bute |
Relief: | 1 |
Coordinates: | 55.734°N -5.051°W |
Map Dot Label: | Dunagoil |
Location: | Isle of Bute |
Region: | Scotland |
Type: | hill fort |
Length: | 300 feet |
Width: | 75 feet |
Material: | wood and stone |
Epochs: | Iron Age |
Dunagoil is a vitrified fort or dun on the Isle of Bute – an Iron Age hill fort whose ramparts have been melted by intense heat. It stands on a volcanic headland and gives its name to the bay that it overlooks. Like other places, such as Donegal, its name is from the Gaelic dún na gall – fort of the foreigners.