Dunvegan

Also known as Dùn Bheagain

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.

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Place details

Locality: Dunvegan
Region: Alba / Scotland
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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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: NG251477
UK place.constituency_westminster: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament: Ross, Skye and Inverness West
UK place.post_town: ISLE OF SKYE
UK place.postcode_area: IV
UK place.postcode_district: IV55

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Wikidata facts

Population: 386
Image: Dunvegan1.jpg

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Commons category: Dunvegan
postal code: IV55
P8168: Zijlstra

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Contents

Name
Geography
Demography
Economy
Dunvegan Parish Church
References
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==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.