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Dun Nosebridge

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

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References

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

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