Dunagoil Explained

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.