Dun Ugadale, () is an

Iron Age The Iron Age () is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age. It has also been considered as the final age of the three-age division starting with prehistory (before recorded history) and progre ...

fort on a promontory near Ugadale,

Kintyre Kintyre (, ) is a peninsula in western Scotland, in the southwest of Argyll and Bute. The peninsula stretches about , from the Mull of Kintyre in the south to East Loch Tarbert, Argyll, East and West Loch Tarbert, Argyll, West Loch Tarbert in t ...

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. It was owned by the MacKay's from the 14th century and was passed through marriage in the 17th century to the MacNiel's. The ''Ugadale brooch'' was allegedly given to the Mackays by

Robert the Bruce Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (), was King of Scots from 1306 until his death in 1329. Robert led Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against Kingdom of Eng ...

near Crois Mhic Aoidh (Mackay's Cross), Arnicle after transporting Robert to Arran.

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{{reflist Iron Age sites in Scotland Scheduled monuments in Argyll and Bute