Dùn Eibhinn, also known as Dun Evan, Dun Eivan or Fort of Eyvind, is a

hillfort A hillfort is a type of earthwork used as a fortified refuge or defended settlement, located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. They are typically European and of the Bronze Age or Iron Age. Some were used in the post- Rom ...

located on the Inner Hebridean island of

Colonsay Colonsay (; gd, Colbhasa; sco, Colonsay) is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, located north of Islay and south of Mull. The ancestral home of Clan Macfie and the Colonsay branch of Clan MacNeil, it is in the council area of Arg ...

, Scotland. The site is located at . Believed to have been built as a royal residence in the early 11th century, it was a seat of

Viking Vikings ; non, víkingr is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and s ...

power in the

Hebrides The Hebrides (; gd, Innse Gall, ; non, Suðreyjar, "southern isles") are an archipelago off the west coast of the Scottish mainland. The islands fall into two main groups, based on their proximity to the mainland: the Inner and Outer Hebrid ...

. The fort came into

Clan Macfie Clan Macfie is a Highlands Scottish Clan. Since 1981, the clan has been officially registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon, which is the heraldic authority of Scotland. The clan is considered an armigerous clan because even though the ...

possession in the early part of the 13th century. In 1623 after Malcolm Macfie of Colonsay, Chief of Clan Macfie was killed in a feud by

Coll Mac Gillespick MacDonald Coll Ciotach Mac Domhnaill ( en, Left-handed Coll MacDonald) (1570–1647) was a Scottish adventurer and mercenary of the Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg branch of Clan Donald, who became Laird of Colonsay in 1623, by treachery. His name, which means " ...

, the fort was abandoned and became ruinous.Byrne (1997), p.100.

Citations

References

*Kevin Byrne (1997), ''Colkitto! A Celebration of Clan Donald of Colonsay 1570-1647''

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dun Eibhinn Archaeological sites in the Southern Inner Hebrides Hill forts in Scotland Colonsay Former populated places in Scotland Scheduled monuments in Scotland