Dunscaith Castle

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Title

Dunscaith Castle

Description

Dunscaith, Skye's oldest castle is situated north of Tarskavaig by the township of Tokavaig. It was a Norse stronghold, and then a MacLeod castle until taken by MacDonald's in 1266. It was the principle stronghold of the MacDonald's of Sleat until the early 1600's.

Source

highlandandislands

Contributor

iain

Type

Site

Identifier

660

Date Submitted

21/09/2025

Date Modified

11/25/2025 02:52:34 pm

Spatial Coverage

current,57.136688,-5.975987;

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Country

Scotland

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Dunscaith Castle

Europeana Type

TEXT

Site Item Type Metadata

Institutional nature

Archaeological

Prim Media

1405

Citation

“Dunscaith Castle,” VERAP, accessed April 2, 2026, https://culturality.museum/omeka/items/show/1406.

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