Dun Nosebridge is an

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fort southeast of

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Islay Islay ( ; , ) is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Known as "The Queen of the Hebrides", it lies in Argyll and Bute just south west of Jura, Scotland, Jura and around north of the Northern Irish coast. The island's cap ...

, Scotland. The fort is on the right bank of the River Laggan. The name's origin is probably a mixture of

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and

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: ''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".Newton (1995) p. 26

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References

* Newton, Norman (1995) ''Islay'', Devon: David & Charles PLC.

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