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Dunscaith, a ruined baronial fortalice on the W coast of Sleat parish, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire. It belonged to the Barons of Sleat, and seems, from remains of a prison and of a draw-well, to have been a place of considerable strength.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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Feature Description: | "a ruined baronial fortalice" (ADL Feature Type: "historical sites") |
Administrative units: | Sleat ScoP Inverness Shire ScoCnty |
Place: | Dunscaith |
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