Eilean Donan Castle

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Eilean Donan Castle pictures - Eilean Donan is my favourite castle in Scotland . It is probably the most photographed castle in Scotland and a print of the castle makes a great present . It is set in a spectacular location on an island in the middle of 3 lochs . It looks great from at least 3 different angles. I have visited Eilean Donan Castle many times to take castle pictures
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Scottish castles can be difficult to photograph due to the unpredictable weather , but summer is the best time to go , probably late afternoon so the sun is low and at the right angle . In winter the castle looks bleak and more atmospheric

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If you fall in love with the castle , or at the castle, you can get married inside it , or at least hold the wedding reception inside the Great Hall. If you want to keep up-to-date with all the latest pictures of Eilean Donan Castle , you can download free pictures of the castle

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In 1719 the castle was held by Spanish Jacobites supporting Bonnie Prince Charlie. Three English frigates sailed into Loch Duich and bombarded the castle with cannon fire until it was totally in ruins. The castle arsenal suffered a direct hit, causing a massive explosion . The castle them lay in ruins for nearly 200 years .
The castle is in the land of the clan Macrae and is often called the clan castle. It was only fitting that John MacRae-Gilstrap bought the castle in 1911 and started work restoring the castle over a period of twenty years at a total cost of a quarter of a million pounds. Local materials were used wherever possible, including slate for the roof.

More recently the castle featured in the film Highlander and a James Bond movie.You can see Bond driving over the bridge to the castle in darkness .
The most famous Scottish castles are Edinburgh Castle and Eilean Donan Castle.Edinburgh Castle is a famous tourist attraction right in the centre of Edinburgh and it gets thousands of visitors a year . Eilean Donan Castle is more difficult to find unless you know where it is, although bus tours visit there. If you set off from Edinburgh you would go over the Forth Road Bridge and head north towards Glencoe . The A82 takes you through Fort William . It is a beautiful drive , especially going through Loch Garry . It is on the west coast of scotland, 10 miles from the Kyle of Lochalsh and the bridge to Skye. Look carefully in some pictures and you can see Skye in the background , in pictures taken from the hillside overlooking the Castle.If you really fall in love with the castle, or fall in love at the castle , you can now get married inside it due to a recent change in marriage law in Scotland


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nekoneko wrote...

very well done.informative lens 5* :D

ReplyPosted November 10, 2007

Meloramus wrote...

Really lovely castle - I hope to visit someday. 5*

ReplyPosted November 09, 2007

KimGiancaterino wrote...

Gorgeous! My ancestry is Scottish, and one day I will see these castles. I'm adding this to the plexo on my travel agency lens. Feel free to add more!

ReplyPosted November 08, 2007

Gordon_Hamilton wrote...

Not one of the many castles I have yet visited in our homeland - but you've convinced me! It sounds like a very worthwhile trip to make! 5 stars.

ReplyPosted November 06, 2007

larrybla wrote...

Beautiful castle. Like the history with it. My friend lived in Scotland about two years. I will ask if he has seen Eilean Donan. 5*'s

ReplyPosted November 06, 2007

ShawnsBidness wrote...

Well done! Lovely photos!

ReplyPosted November 05, 2007

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