Beautiful Scotland - Explored
Castle Stalker is another wonderful castle that we saw during our time in Scotland. It was a grey and gloomy day and such a contrast to the first time that I saw the castle in 2006.
In recent times the castle was brought to fame by the Monty Python team, appearing in their film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. It also appeared in the film Highlander: Endgame. The Castle's implausably picturesque appearance, with its bewitching island setting against a dramatic backdrop of mountains, has made it a favourite subject for postcards and calendars, and something of a cliché image of Scottish Highland scenery. It should be noted, however, that Stalker is entirely authentic; it is one of the best-preserved medieval tower-houses surviving in western Scotland.
Castle Stalker is in Appin, Argyll, situated on the A828 between Ballachulish and Conel.
#169 on Explore on 28th December, 2009.
Beautiful Scotland - Explored
Castle Stalker is another wonderful castle that we saw during our time in Scotland. It was a grey and gloomy day and such a contrast to the first time that I saw the castle in 2006.
In recent times the castle was brought to fame by the Monty Python team, appearing in their film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. It also appeared in the film Highlander: Endgame. The Castle's implausably picturesque appearance, with its bewitching island setting against a dramatic backdrop of mountains, has made it a favourite subject for postcards and calendars, and something of a cliché image of Scottish Highland scenery. It should be noted, however, that Stalker is entirely authentic; it is one of the best-preserved medieval tower-houses surviving in western Scotland.
Castle Stalker is in Appin, Argyll, situated on the A828 between Ballachulish and Conel.
#169 on Explore on 28th December, 2009.