Eilean Donan Castle

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Castles in Scotland - Eilean Donan . The castles of the Highlands include many ancient castles such as Urquhart Castle and Duncraig Castle .Over the portcullis at the entrance is a Gaelic inscription which translates as: As long as there is a MacRae inside, there will never be a Fraser outside. Some people say Eilean Donan is really 2 castles - the original one built in 1216 which was destroyed by 3 Spanish frigates and the castle which was rebuilt at the beginning of the 20th century . Inside the courtyard is the famous Murchison Stone with an inscription about John Murchison of Auchtertyre who was killed in the Battle of Sherrifmuir in 1715. In the upper floor inside the castle there are six bedrooms named Loch Alsh,Loch Long, Eilean Donan, Ballimore, Loch Duich and Conchra. There is also a panel with the names of the constables of the castle carved on it .
 

Eilean Donan means Island on Donan.Eilean Donan was Clan MacKenzie's most important stronghold from the 13th Century until it was destroyed in 1719. Robert the Bruce was given refuge in Eilean Donan Castle by John MacKenzie, Second of Kintail when he was being hunted by the English at the beginning of the fourteenth century.

Eilean Donan Castle was built in 1220 and owned by the MacKenzies of Kintail. In 1719 it was held by Spanish Jacobites. Three English frigates attacked the castle and left it in ruins. In 1912 work started on restoring the castle over a period of twenty years at a cost of a quarter of a million pounds. More recently the castle featured in the new Bond movie. The MacRae Clan who settled in the area came from the Beauly Firth

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