Castles Architecture Eilean Donan Castle, Dornie, by Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland. Taken on 2003-10-12 ; ; A 16bit, 3076 x 2051, 36Mb TIFF file is also available.
Castles Architecture Eilean Donan Castle, Dornie, by Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland. Taken on 2003-10-12 ; ; A 16bit, 3039 x 1996, 36Mb TIFF file is also available.
Eilean Donan Castle, Dornie, by Kyle of Lochalsh The original castle was built in the early 13th century as a defence against the Vikings.[3] By the late 13th century it had become a stronghold of the Mackenzies of Kintail (later the Earls of Seaforth). In 1511, the Macraes, as protectors of the Mackenzies, became the hereditary Constables of the Castle.
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Description
Originally built in the early 13th century, the castle was destroyed in 1719 by the English during the Jacobite Rising. It was rebuilt by Colonel John Macrae-Gilstrap in the early part of the 20th Century to the surviving ground plan.
Eilean Donan, Castle, Scotland, Loch, Water, Autumn, Fall
Description
An image taken of the iconic and much photographed Eilean Donan Castle. Taken using my old trusty 20D using a Lee 0.9 ND Grad to retain some of the detail in the sky.
