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Dun Guaidhre

Coordinates: 55°48′24″N 6°10′15″W / 55.8067°N 6.1707°W / 55.8067; -6.1707
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Dun Guaidhre

Dun Guaidhre,[1] also known as Dùn Ghùaidhre,[2] is an Iron Age fort southwest of Kilmeny, Islay, Scotland. It is protected as a scheduled monument.[3]

Local tradition associates the fort with Godred Crovan.[4]

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  • "Dun Guaidhre, Islay". Canmore. n.d. Retrieved 3 January 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  • "Dun Guaidhre, Fort". Historic Environment Scotland. n.d. Retrieved 3 January 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  • Macniven, A (2013). "'Borgs', Boats and the Beginnings of Islay's Medieval Parish Network" (PDF). Northern Studies. 45: 68–99. ISSN 0305-506X.

55°48′24″N 6°10′15″W / 55.8067°N 6.1707°W / 55.8067; -6.1707