Dunagoil
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  Dunagoil Shown within Argyll and Bute | |
| Location | Isle of Bute |
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| Region | Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°44′02″N 5°03′04″W / 55.734°N 5.051°W |
| Type | hill fort |
| Length | 300 feet |
| Width | 75 feet |
| History | |
| Material | wood and stone |
| Periods | 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.[1][2]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Canmore 2009.
- ^ Harding 2004, pp. 90–91, 141–143.
Sources
[edit]- Harding, D.W. (2004), The Iron Age in Northern Britain: Celts and Romans, Natives and Invaders, Routledge, ISBN 9781134417872
- "Bute, Dunagoil", Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland, 20 March 2009
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