Dunbeg

For the Iron Age fort in County Kerry, Ireland, see Dunbeg Fort. For the village in County Clare, see Doonbeg.

Dunbeg
Scottish Association of Marine Sciences labs
Dunbeg is located in Argyll and Bute
Dunbeg
Dunbeg
Location within Argyll and Bute
Population720 (2022)[1]
OS grid referenceNM881334
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townOBAN
Postcode districtPA37
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
56°26′45″N 5°26′34″W / 56.44583°N 5.44281°W / 56.44583; -5.44281

Dunbeg (Scottish Gaelic: An Dùn Beag), formerly known as Dunstaffnage (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Stafhainis[2] or Dùn Staidhinis[3]), is a village about 2+1⁄2 miles (4 km) outside of Oban, Scotland.[4][5] It has a population of just under 1,000. It is home to the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), one of the primary marine science centres in the UK. Also near Dunbeg is Dunstaffnage Castle, part of the Campbell Clan and is owned by the Captain of Dunstaffnage.

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Scottish Parliament: Placenames collected by Iain Mac an Tailleir" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland database". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  4. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 49 Oban & East Mull (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2007. ISBN 9780319229774.
  5. ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.