arks ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁website ▁ ▁Category : Multi - n ational ▁ice ▁hockey ▁le agues ▁in ▁Europe ▁Category : I ce ▁hockey ▁le agues ▁in ▁Scotland ▁Category : I ce ▁hockey ▁compet itions ▁in ▁Ireland <0x0A> </s> ▁D ing wall ▁( , ▁ ▁) ▁is ▁a ▁town ▁and ▁a ▁royal ▁burg h ▁in ▁the ▁High land ▁council ▁area ▁of ▁Scotland . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 5 , 4 9 1 . ▁It ▁was ▁an ▁east - co ast ▁har bour ▁that ▁now ▁lies ▁in land . ▁ ▁D ing wall ▁Castle ▁was ▁once ▁the ▁biggest ▁castle ▁north ▁of ▁St ir ling . ▁On ▁the ▁town ' s ▁present - day ▁out sk ir ts ▁lies ▁Tul lo ch ▁Castle , ▁parts ▁of ▁which ▁may ▁date ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 2 th - century ▁building . ▁In ▁ 1 4 1 1 ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁D ing wall ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁taken ▁place ▁between ▁the ▁Cl an ▁Mack ay ▁and ▁the ▁Cl an ▁Donald . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Its ▁name , ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Sc and in av ian ▁ ▁( field ▁or ▁meeting - place ▁of ▁the ▁thing , ▁or ▁local ▁assembly ; ▁compare ▁T yn wald , ▁T ing wall , ▁Th ing wall ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Is les ▁alone , ▁plus ▁many ▁others ▁across ▁northern ▁Europe ), ▁pres erves ▁the ▁Vik ing ▁connections ▁of ▁the ▁town ; ▁Ga els ▁call ▁it ▁ ▁( ), ▁meaning ▁" the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁P ef fer y