Leaving Skye using the main road, one may pass the little village of Dornie. A former fishing village with less than a thousand inhabitants, one may miss it but not a castle about a kilometer away. Eilean Donan castle is a thirteenth century castle named after a Celtic saint Donnán of Eigg who was martyred in 617. The name which means island of Donnán perhaps is appropriate as the castle has been built on a small tidal island where Loch Duich, Loch Long and Loch Alsh meet. In case you find the castle familiar, you ought to know that the castle frequently appears in magazines, film and television. In fact, it is hinted that Eilean Donan is probably the most photographed fortress in the whole of Scotland!
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