Dunvegan
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Dunvegan | |
Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Bheagain | |
Dunvegan shown within Scotland |
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Council area | Highland |
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Lieutenancy area | Ross and Cromarty |
Constituent country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ISLE OF SKYE |
Postcode district | IV55 |
Dialling code | 01470 |
Police | Northern |
Fire | Highlands and Islands |
Ambulance | Scottish |
European Parliament | Scotland |
UK Parliament | Ross, Skye and Lochaber |
Scottish Parliament | Ross, Skye and Inverness West |
List of places: UK • Scotland |
For other uses, see Dunvegan (disambiguation).
Dunvegan (Gaelic: Dùn Bheagain) is a town on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is famous for Dunvegan Castle, seat of the chief of Clan MacLeod.
The name Dunvegan is Scottish Gaelic for "small castle".