What is recorded here

Dunvegan Castle: Dunvegan Head, Duirinish, Skye, Little Minch appears in the national record as a 19th-century steamship, not a castle at all. The name belongs to a vessel that cut through Highland water, perhaps carrying passengers, cargo or men on urgent business. The castle in the name may have been a destination, a landmark or a proud gift of identity given to the ship. Steel and steam did the real work while the ancient name sailed ahead of them.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dunvegan Castle: Dunvegan Head, Duirinish, Skye, Little Minch as Steamship (19th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Dunvegan Castle, located on the Isle of Skye, was the historic seat of the Macleod clan for over 800 years, dating back to at least the 13th century. It is important as a symbol of Scottish clan heritage and as one of the oldest continuously inhabited castles in Scotland.

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