Dun Nosebridge

Looking south west from Dun Nosebridge.

Dun Nosebridge is an Iron Age fort southeast of Bridgend, Islay, Scotland. The fort is located on the right bank of the River Laggan.^[1]

The name's origin is probably a mixture of Scottish Gaelic and Old Norse: Dun in the former language means "fort" and knaus-borg in the latter means "fort on the crag". Another possibility is the Norse hnaus-bog meaning "turf fort".^[2]

Notes

↑ RCAHMS Canmore - Site - Dun Nosebridge
↑ Newton (1995) p. 26

References

Newton, Norman (1995) Islay, Devon: David & Charles PLC. ISBN 0-907115-90-X

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Coordinates: 55°45′46″N 6°11′31″W / 55.7628°N 6.1920°W / 55.7628; -6.1920

Prehistoric Inner Hebrides

Sites on Skye	Dun Ardtreck Dun Beag Dun Borrafiach Dun Fiadhairt Dun Hallin Dun Ringill Rubha an Dùnain

Sites on Coll	An Caisteal Breachacha crannog Dùn an Achaidh Dùn Anlaimh Dùn Beic Dùn Dubh Dùn Morbhaidh Totamore dun

Sites on Tiree	Dun Mor Vaul

Sites on/near Lismore	Eilean Musdile Tirefour Castle

Sites on Colonsay	Dùn Cholla Dùn Eibhinn Dùn Galláin Dùn Meadhonach Dùn Tealtaig Dùn Uragaig

Sites on Islay	Dun Bhruichlinn Dun Guaidhre Dun Nosebridge

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