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Dunstaffnage Castle

castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
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Dunstaffnage Castle

Summary

Dunstaffnage Castle is a castle[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (323 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dunstaffnage Castle is located in Argyll and Bute[3].
  • Dunstaffnage Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Dunstaffnage Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[5].
  • Dunstaffnage Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Donnchadh of Argyll[6].
  • Dunstaffnage Castle's founder is recorded as Donnchadh of Argyll[7].
  • Dunstaffnage Castle is owned by Historic Environment Scotland[8].
  • Dunstaffnage Castle is operated by Clan MacDougall[9].
  • Dunstaffnage Castle is operated by Historic Environment Scotland[10].
  • Dunstaffnage Castle's Commons category is recorded as Dunstaffnage Castle[11].
  • 1220 marks the founding of Dunstaffnage Castle[12].
  • Dunstaffnage Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.454652777778, 'lon': -5.4369361111111}[13].
  • Dunstaffnage Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/dunstaffnage-castle-and-chapel/[14].
  • Dunstaffnage Castle's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • Dunstaffnage Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[16].
  • Dunstaffnage Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[17].
  • Dunstaffnage Castle's associated electoral district is recorded as Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber[18].
  • Dunstaffnage Castle's historic county is recorded as Argyll[19].

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Geography

Dunstaffnage Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Argyll and Bute[3].

Designation and Status

Dunstaffnage Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[5]. Its heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[17].

History and Context

1220 marks the founding of Dunstaffnage Castle[12]. It is owned by Historic Environment Scotland[8].

Why It Matters

Dunstaffnage Castle ranks in the top 6% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (323 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

Related Entities

CastlesFortsBattles United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Short name → Dunstaffnage
    Operator → Clan MacDougall, Historic Environment Scotland
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Argyll and Bute
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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