Dunvegan is an unincorporated community within the Municipal District of Fairview No. 136 in northern Alberta, Canada. It is 26 kilometres (16 mi) south of the town of Fairview on the northern bank of the Peace River at the mouth of the Hines Creek.
History
The area was inhabited by the Beaver (Dunne-za) First Nation. The first European explorers arrived in the late 18th century. Fort Dunvegan was established in 1805 by North West Company fur trader Archibald Norman McLeod, who named it after Dunvegan Castle in Scotland.), St. Charles Church, St. Charles Rectory, and Revillon Frères Trading Post to the public during the summer months. A campground is also onsite. The fort is designated as a historic site by Parks Canada. ==References==