Dunscaith Castle also known as Dun Scaich, Dun Sgathaich Castle and Tokavaig, is a ruined castle on the coast of the Isle of Skye, in the north-west of Scotland. It is located in the Parish of Sleat, in the Highland council area, and in the former county of Inverness-shire, at grid reference NG595120. Also called "Fortress of Shadows", it is the legendary home of the warrior maiden Scáthach, after whom it is named.[1][2] It is protected as a scheduled monument.[3]
- ^ Whitley Stokes, ‘The Training of Cúchulainn’, Revue Celtique, 29 (1908), 109–52;
- ^ "Sgàthaich" is "Scáthach" in the genitive case and Scottish Gaelic spelling
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Dun Scaich,castle,Tokavaig (SM954)". Retrieved 24 February 2019.