Dun Nosebridge - Wikipedia

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

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]

The site is a designated scheduled monument.^[3]

Notes

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↑ Historic Environment Scotland. "Dun Nosebridge, fort (Site no. NR36SE 10)". Retrieved 26 October 2025.
↑ Newton (1995) p. 26
↑ Historic Environment Scotland. "Dun Nosebridge, fort (SM3936)". Retrieved 26 October 2025.

References

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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

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