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Dunvegan Castle
Special Info
Phonetic Pronunciation of House Name
dun-VAY-gun
Location
Country
Scotland
District Today
Highlands
Historic County
Invernesshire
City / Town / Village
Skye
Latitude
57.362621
Longitude
-6.21904
Date
Start Date
Completion Date
Circa Date
1200
Mid-20th Century Postcard
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Mid-20th Century Postcard
Mid-20th Century Postcard
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There are no architects associated with this house.
Extant
Extant Type
Fully Extant
Extant Details
Listed
House Listed As
Unknown
Gardens Listed As
Unknown
On SAVE Britain's Heritage's List of Buildings at Risk
No
Country House: Yes
References
Vitruvius Britannicus
Vitruvius Scoticus
J.B. Burke (Burke's Visitation of Seats)
Country Life
J.P. Neale (Neale's Views of Seats)
Access
Open to Public Please note: Houses listed as being open "By Appointment" are usually country house hotels or B&Bs.
Yes
Historic Houses Association Member
Yes
Phone Number If calling from the U.S., delete the first "0" in British numbers.
01470-521-206
Fax Number
01470-521-205
Email
Website
Awards
Current Ownership
Current Ownership Type
Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use
Private Home
Current Ownership Use / Details
Seat ("Seat" is loosely defined
as any family that occupied the house for a period of 2 years or more)
Today Seat of
John Macleod of Macleod
A Past Seat(s) of
Possible (Unsure) Seat of
History
Earlier House(s) / Building(s)
House Replaced By
Built / Designed For
House & Family History
Collections
This field lists art objects that are currently or were previously in the collection of the house.
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Comments
House is believed to be the oldest home in Scotland with uninterrupted family residence, the family being the Chiefs of the Clan Macleod.
Gardens & Park
Garden, Park, Follies and Outbuildings
The current McLeod of McLeod has controversially proposed (2002) selling one of his family's most ancient properties: the Black Cuillin mountains, arguably Britain's most challenging theater for mountaineers; the price tag is $15 million.
Chapel & Church
Movies
Location for Movies / TV
| Author |
NA |
| Year Published |
1999 |
| Reference |
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There are no documents associated with this house.
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