Eilean Donan Castle

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Q20816698




Eilean Donan is a small tidal island situated at the confluence of three sea lochs in the western Highlands of Scotland, about one kilometre from the village of Dornie. It is connected to the mainland by a footbridge that was installed early in the 20th century and is dominated by a picturesque castle that frequently appears in photographs, film and television. The island's original castle was built in the thirteenth century; it became a stronghold of the Clan Mackenzie and their allies, the Clan MacRae. In response to the Mackenzies' involvement in the Jacobite rebellions against the newly United Kingdom, Royal Naval ships destroyed the castle in 1719. The present-day castle is Lieutenant-Colonel John Macrae-Gilstrap's 20th-century reconstruction of the old castle.

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Castle Donan
castle, Eilean Donan, 


Location: 57.2739, -5.5161, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Battle of Achnashellach ⓘ
    1505 Scottish clan battle
  • Battle of Glen Shiel ⓘ
    battle in Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Battle of Coille Bhan ⓘ
    battle at the height of the 1719 Jacobite Rising
  • Caisteal Maol ⓘ
    castle in Highland, Scotland, UK  
  • Duncraig Castle ⓘ
    castle in Highland, Scotland, UK  
  • Eilean Donan Castle ⓘ
    castle in Highland, Scotland, UK  
  • HMS Port Napier ⓘ
    1940 minelayer destroyed in Loch Alsh, Scotland, by an explosion following an engine room fire
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Eileen Donan Castle (171399313)Eileen Donan Castle (171399313)
Eilean Donan Castle, pre 1911Eilean Donan Castle, pre 1911
Scotland (133423213)Scotland (133423213)
Eilean Donan Castle (38172170)Eilean Donan Castle (38172170)
Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland - Jan 2011Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland - Jan 2011
Eilean Donan Castle PanoramaEilean Donan Castle Panorama
Eilean Donan at DuskEilean Donan at Dusk
The keep of Eilean Donan Castle.The keep of Eilean Donan Castle.
Eilean Donan Castle as seen from the South.Eilean Donan Castle as seen from the South.
The keep of Eilean Donan Castle.The keep of Eilean Donan Castle.
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict1505Battle of AchnashellachbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1719Battle of Glen ShielKingdom of Great Britain, battle, Jacobitism, Kingdom of SpainWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1721Battle of Coille BhanKingdom of Great Britain, Jacobitism, battleWikidata
    linkpageBritish Listed Buildings page@Wikidata
    linkpageBurgenwelt page@Wikidata
    linkpageCanmore page@Wikidata
    linkpageCultural Inventory page@Wikidata
    linkpageHistoric Environment Scotland page@Wikidata
    linkpageSketchfab page@Eilean Donan Castle, ScotlandWikidata
    linkpageTripadvisor page@Wikidata
    sitecastleCaisteal Maoltower houseWikidata
    sitecastleDuncraig CastlecastleWikidata
    sitecastleEilean Donan CastlecastleWikidata
    siteshipwreckHMS Port Napiershipwreck, minelayerWikidata
    commonsimageEileen Donan Castle (171399313) Commons
    commonsimageEilean Donan Castle, pre 1911 Commons
    commonsimageScotland (133423213) Commons
    commonsimageEilean Donan Castle (38172170) Commons
    commonsimageEilean Donan Castle, Scotland - Jan 2011 Commons
    commonsimageEilean Donan Castle Panorama Commons
    commonsimageEilean Donan at Dusk Commons
    commonsimageThe keep of Eilean Donan Castle. Commons
    commonsimageEilean Donan Castle as seen from the South. Commons
    commonsimageThe keep of Eilean Donan Castle. Commons
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