Dunyvaig Castle, (Scottish Gaelic: "Dùn Naomhaig" , Anglicised "Fort of the galleys", also known as "Dunnyveg") is located on the south side of Islay, in Argyll, Scotland, on the shore of Lagavulin Bay, 4 km from Port Ellen. The castle was once a naval base of the Lord of the Isles, chiefs of Clan Donald. It was held by the chiefs of the Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg.
the castle was not on the north side