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on a rocky outcrop at Sorne Point. The castle can be accessed only by sea and from a path leading from Glengorm Castle.
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had control over the castle and utilized it. It became a
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In medieval times until its abandonment in 1642, 754: 223: 283: 763:Buildings and structures on the Isle of Mull 204:"Dun Ara: a Norse-period 'harbour' in Mull?" 290: 276: 142:, is a ruined medieval castle and ancient 29: 201: 161:The castle overlooks the ocean towards 755: 271: 13: 217: 195: 35:The outcrop that Dùn Ara sits upon 14: 789: 346: 297: 109: 102: 778:Scheduled monuments in Scotland 110: 239: 226:"Dun Ara Castle, Isle of Mull" 1: 251:Historic Environment Scotland 188: 7: 10: 794: 768:Castles in Argyll and Bute 669: 624:Local culture and economy 623: 552: 446: 355: 344: 305: 97: 93: 85: 48: 40: 28: 23: 16:Historic fort in Scotland 553:History and architecture 118:Location of Dùn Ara in 773:Hill forts in Scotland 224:Fred, Castle Finders. 44:Glengorm, Isle of Mull 656:Tobermory Single Malt 447:Geographical features 185:on 11 November 2003. 646:Isle of Mull Railway 670:Surrounding islands 651:Mull Little Theatre 605:St Kenneth's Chapel 585:Lochdon Free Church 356:Smaller settlements 66: /  661:Ulva in literature 183:scheduled monument 70:56.6403°N 6.1978°W 750: 749: 129: 128: 785: 590:Maclean of Duart 350: 306:Main settlements 292: 285: 278: 269: 268: 262: 261: 259: 257: 243: 237: 236: 234: 232: 221: 215: 214: 212: 210: 199: 134:, also known as 113: 112: 106: 81: 80: 78: 77: 76: 75:56.6403; -6.1978 71: 67: 64: 63: 62: 59: 33: 21: 20: 793: 792: 788: 787: 786: 784: 783: 782: 753: 752: 751: 746: 737:Treshnish Isles 712:Little Colonsay 665: 641:Colin MacIntyre 619: 575:Glengorm Castle 548: 494:Eas na Dabhaich 489:Dùn da Ghaoithe 442: 351: 342: 301: 296: 266: 265: 255: 253: 245: 244: 240: 230: 228: 222: 218: 208: 206: 200: 196: 191: 156:Glengorm Castle 152:Argyll and Bute 125: 124: 123: 122: 120:Argyll and Bute 116: 115: 114: 74: 72: 68: 65: 60: 57: 55: 53: 52: 36: 17: 12: 11: 5: 791: 781: 780: 775: 770: 765: 748: 747: 745: 744: 739: 734: 729: 724: 719: 717:Samalan Island 714: 709: 704: 699: 694: 689: 684: 679: 673: 671: 667: 666: 664: 663: 658: 653: 648: 643: 638: 633: 627: 625: 621: 620: 618: 617: 615:Torosay Castle 612: 607: 602: 597: 592: 587: 582: 577: 572: 567: 562: 560:Calgary Castle 556: 554: 550: 549: 547: 546: 541: 536: 531: 526: 521: 516: 511: 506: 501: 496: 491: 486: 481: 479:Carsaig Arches 476: 471: 466: 461: 456: 450: 448: 444: 443: 441: 440: 435: 430: 425: 420: 415: 410: 405: 400: 395: 390: 385: 380: 375: 370: 365: 359: 357: 353: 352: 345: 343: 341: 340: 335: 330: 325: 320: 315: 309: 307: 303: 302: 295: 294: 287: 280: 272: 264: 263: 238: 216: 193: 192: 190: 187: 179:Clan MacKinnon 136:Dùn Ara Castle 127: 126: 117: 108: 107: 101: 100: 99: 98: 95: 94: 91: 90: 87: 83: 82: 50: 46: 45: 42: 38: 37: 34: 26: 25: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 790: 779: 776: 774: 771: 769: 766: 764: 761: 760: 758: 743: 740: 738: 735: 733: 730: 728: 725: 723: 720: 718: 715: 713: 710: 708: 705: 703: 700: 698: 695: 693: 690: 688: 685: 683: 680: 678: 675: 674: 672: 668: 662: 659: 657: 654: 652: 649: 647: 644: 642: 639: 637: 634: 632: 629: 628: 626: 622: 616: 613: 611: 608: 606: 603: 601: 598: 596: 593: 591: 588: 586: 583: 581: 580:Knocknafenaig 578: 576: 573: 571: 568: 566: 563: 561: 558: 557: 555: 551: 545: 544:Sound of Mull 542: 540: 537: 535: 532: 530: 529:Loch Scridain 527: 525: 522: 520: 517: 515: 512: 510: 507: 505: 502: 500: 497: 495: 492: 490: 487: 485: 482: 480: 477: 475: 472: 470: 467: 465: 462: 460: 459:Beinn Talaidh 457: 455: 452: 451: 449: 445: 439: 436: 434: 431: 429: 426: 424: 421: 419: 416: 414: 411: 409: 406: 404: 401: 399: 396: 394: 391: 389: 386: 384: 381: 379: 376: 374: 371: 369: 366: 364: 361: 360: 358: 354: 349: 339: 336: 334: 331: 329: 326: 324: 321: 319: 316: 314: 311: 310: 308: 304: 300: 293: 288: 286: 281: 279: 274: 273: 270: 252: 248: 242: 227: 220: 205: 202:James Petre. 198: 194: 186: 184: 180: 176: 172: 168: 164: 159: 157: 153: 149: 145: 141: 137: 133: 121: 105: 96: 92: 88: 84: 79: 51: 47: 43: 39: 32: 27: 22: 19: 732:Torran Rocks 702:Inch Kenneth 677:Calve Island 569: 565:Duart Castle 539:Ross of Mull 524:Loch na Keal 299:Isle of Mull 254:. 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56°38′25″N 6°11′52″W / 56.6403°N 6.1978°W / 56.6403; -6.1978
Dùn Ara is located in Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute
dùn
Isle of Mull
Argyll and Bute
Glengorm Castle
Coll
Ardnamurchan
Bathing Pool
Norse
Clan MacKinnon
scheduled monument
"Dun Ara: a Norse-period 'harbour' in Mull?"
"Dun Ara Castle, Isle of Mull"
"Dun Ara, fort, castle, harbour and depopulated settlement"
Historic Environment Scotland
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Isle of Mull
Tobermory
Bunessan
Craignure
Dervaig
Fionnphort
Salen

Achleck

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