EILEAN DONAN CASTLE
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It is without doubt the most famous and mediatised of the Scottish castles. Absolutely everything makes an image of Épinal des Highlands: its location on an island, its small bridge, the loch and the mountains that surround it, its robustness both simple and noble, its medieval facade evocative of a rich history ... Its first walls were erected in the 13th century and it was then on the border of the Norse kingdom of the islands, giving it an important defensive position. It then became one of the strongholds of the MacKenzie clan and did not really have to suffer the wars of independence. However, the same cannot be said of the Jacobite uprisings, which put him to a severe test. In 1719, it was even occupied by the Spanish, who were then on the side of the insurgents against England. 46 soldiers were stationed there with 343 barrels of powder, waiting for reinforcements. London decided to take the lead and send three frigates to bomb it heavily. The English finally succeeded in capturing the fortress and used the powder to destroy it. On the basis of its ruins and original plans, Eilean Donan was rebuilt identically two centuries later, in 1932.
Since then, he has become a tourist and even movie star, with numerous appearances on the big screen, notably in the movie Highlander, where he is presented as the MacLeod headquarters (which was never actually the case), as well as in the James Bond movie Le Monde ne suffit pas, as the Scottish HQ of MI6.
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Members' reviews on EILEAN DONAN CASTLE
Ce chateau au milieu du lac est magnifique et très photogénique.
Pour prendre de plus belles photos attendez que l'eau entoure complètement le chateau! L'intérieur se visite et on se plonge facilement dans les guerres de clans des siècles passés...
mais il le vaut bien, déjà parce que pour y accéder il ne faut pas craindre les kilomètres de routes étroites des highlands
Une fois sur le parking, tout est dit
Il est beau sous tous les angles vu de l'extérieur, l'intérieur est sans intérêt