Eilean Donan Castle is one
of the most photographed castles in Scotland , if not the
world . It is on a small island in the middle of 3 lochs .
On a clear day you can see the Isle of Skye in the distance
. The original castle was built in 1220 . It was destroyed
by 3 English frigates in the 18th century and totally
rebuilt in the 1920s by the Macraes .
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Donan Castle
Edinburgh
Castle
dominates the Edinburgh city skyline with views over the
whole of the city . The one o'clock gun is fired every day
to wake up sleepy tourists
Like
Edinburgh Castle , Stirling Castle sits on top of a
volcanic rock overloking the town below . Stirling was a
vital crossing point during the Wars of Independence .
William wallace , Braveheart , won the battle of Stirling
Bridge at the foot of the castle . Read the story of
Stirling
Castle
Urquhart
Castle
is on the shore of Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland .
The Grant Tower is the only part of the castle which is not
completely in ruins . If you're lucky you might see the Loch
Ness monster as she swims up the loch for a snack around
lunch time . Read the story of Urquhart
Castle
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Blackness Castle
Blackness
Castle is long and narrow because of the shape of the rock
on which it is situated and it is sometimes called ' the
ship that never sailed ' . It guards the bay at Blackness
and is only a few miles from Linlithgow
Palace
. The first castle was built in the middle of the 15th
century by Sir George Crichton , Earl of Caithness , a
member of one of the most powerful families in Scotland .
King James II acquired Blackness in 1453 when he annexed the
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Blair Castle
Blair Castle is the ancestral home of the Duke of Atholl
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