Kyleakin Harbour and the surrounding town of the same name, where the castle ruins reside, were in fact named for the Norse King – the kyle, or 'strait', of Haakon. Today, the castle is known by many as either Dunakin Castle or Dun Haakon Castle – literally, "the fort of Haakon". Fortunately, though, no piracy has taken place by either Scottish or Norse lords of the keep in several centuries!

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