Dunvegan Castle

Summary

Dunvegan Castle is a castle^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (245 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dunvegan Castle was a member of Historic Houses Association^[3].
• Dunvegan Castle is located in Highland^[4].
• Dunvegan Castle is located in Duirinish^[5].
• Dunvegan Castle is in the country of United Kingdom^[6].
• Dunvegan Castle is on the body of water Abhainn a' Chaistell^[7].
• Dunvegan Castle is on the body of water Loch Dunvegan^[8].
• Dunvegan Castle's instance of is recorded as castle^[9].
• Dunvegan Castle's instance of is recorded as country house^[10].
• Dunvegan Castle is owned by Clan MacLeod^[11].
• Dunvegan Castle's Commons category is recorded as Dunvegan Castle^[12].
• 1220 marks the founding of Dunvegan Castle^[13].
• Dunvegan Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as NG2466949025^[14].
• Dunvegan Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 57.4485, 'lon': -6.59004}^[15].
• Dunvegan Castle's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Isle of Skye^[16].
• Dunvegan Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.dunvegancastle.com/^[17].
• Dunvegan Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles^[18].
• Dunvegan Castle's heritage designation is recorded as category A listed building^[19].
• Dunvegan Castle's heritage designation is recorded as category B listed building^[20].
• Dunvegan Castle's connects with is recorded as designed landscape at Dunvegan Castle^[21].
• Dunvegan Castle's associated electoral district is recorded as Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire^[22].
• Dunvegan Castle's historic county is recorded as Inverness-shire^[23].

Body

Geography

Dunvegan Castle is in the country of United Kingdom^[6]. Located in include Highland^[4], a Scottish region^[24], in United Kingdom^[25], founded in 1975^[26] and Duirinish^[5], a civil parish^[27], in United Kingdom^[28]. Adjacent water bodies include Abhainn a' Chaistell^[7] and Loch Dunvegan^[8], an inlet^[29], in United Kingdom^[30].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include castle^[9] and country house^[10]. Heritage statuses include category A listed building^[19] and category B listed building^[20].

History and Context

1220 marks the founding of Dunvegan Castle^[13]. It is owned by Clan MacLeod^[11].

Why It Matters

Dunvegan Castle ranks in the top 2% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (245 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]