Dùn Cholla
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Dùn Cholla is a hillfort located on the Inner Hebridean island of Colonsay
, Scotland. The site is located at .
According to tradition it was a fort of Colla Uais
after being exiled from Ireland in 310. St. Columba established his first church in Scotland in the shadow of Dùn Cholla.
Colonsay
Colonsay is an island in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, located north of Islay and south of Mull and has an area of . It is the ancestral home of Clan Macfie and the Colonsay branch of Clan MacNeill. Aligned on a south-west to north-east axis, it measures in length and reaches at its widest...
, Scotland. The site is located at .
According to tradition it was a fort of Colla Uais
Colla Uais
Colla Uais , son of Eochaid Doimlén, son of Cairbre Lifechair, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. His given name was Cairell...
after being exiled from Ireland in 310. St. Columba established his first church in Scotland in the shadow of Dùn Cholla.