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" EILEAN DONAN CASTLE " ( Explore )

Eilean Donan Castle, Ancestral home of the Clan MacRae, Eilean Donan Castle sits on the sea-loch at Dornie, at the point where three Scottish lochs meet. The massive walls and vast fireplace are familiar features of Scotland's fortified buildings,

Today the Great Hall contains fine furniture, family portraits and Jacobite memorabilia including a lock of Bonnie Prince Charlie's hair. It is Scotland's most romantic and recognizable castle,

Eilean Donan (island of Donan) was established in the 6th/7th century, and the island of Eilean Donan has been a fortified site for at least eight hundred years.

 

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Uploaded on December 16, 2017
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