Loch Duich and Eilean Donan castle

Eilean Donan castle and some surroundings

Eilean Donan (Scottish Gaelic for Island of Donan), is a small island in Loch Duich in the western Highlands of Scotland. It is connected to the mainland by only a footbridge and lies about 1/2 a mile from the village of Dornie. Image File history File links Eilann_Donan_Castle. ... Image File history File links Eilann_Donan_Castle. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 222 KB) Eilean Donan, a castle in Scotland, on August 22nd 2002 at 12:35:28 in the afternoon, through a PowerShot A20 digital camera made by Canon. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 222 KB) Eilean Donan, a castle in Scotland, on August 22nd 2002 at 12:35:28 in the afternoon, through a PowerShot A20 digital camera made by Canon. ... Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... Loch Duich is a sea loch situated on the western coast of Scotland, in the Highlands. ... The Scottish Highlands are the mountainous regions of Scotland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Dornie Dornie - a village in Scottish Highlands. ...

Eilean Donan castle is the famous castle situated on the island. The first castle was built in 1220 by Alexander II of Scotland, it is said to have been one of the refuges of Robert the Bruce when he was on the run from English soldiers. A castle (from the Latin castellum) is a structure that is fortified for defence against an enemy and generally serves as a military headquarters dominating the surrounding countryside[1]. The term is most often applied to a small self-contained fortress, usually of the Middle Ages. ... // The world in 1220 Middle Ages in Europe Fifth Crusade (1217-1221) Events Mongols first invade Abbasid caliphate - Bukhara and Samarkand taken End of the Kara-Khitan Khanate, destroyed by Genghis Khans Mongolian cavalry Dominican Order approved by Pope Honorius III Frederick II crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope... Alexander II (August 24, 1198 – July 6, 1249), king of Scotland, son of William I, the Lion, and of Ermengarde of Beaumont, was born at Haddington, East Lothian, in 1198, and succeeded to the kingdom on the death of his father on 4 December 1214. ... Robert I, the Bruce, in a conjectural drawing Robert I, (Roibert a Briuis in medieval Gaelic, Raibeart Bruis in modern Scottish Gaelic and Robert de Brus or Robert de Bruys in Norman French), usually known in modern English today as Robert the Bruce (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), was...

In April 1719 the castle was occupied by Spanish troops attempting to start another Jacobite Rising. The castle was recaptured, and then demolished, by three Royal Navy frigates on 10–13 May 1719. The Spanish troops were defeated a month later in the Battle of Glen Shiel. Each Jacobite Rising formed part of a series of military campaigns by Jacobites attempting to restore the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland (and after 1707, Great Britain) after James VII of Scotland and II of England was deposed in 1688 and the thrones claimed by his... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... (Redirected from 10 May) May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... The Battle of Glen Shiel occurred near the western coast of Scotland on June 10, 1719 between the British and an alliance of Jacobite Highlanders and Spaniards, resulting in a victory for the British forces. ...

The castle was restored in the years between 1912 and 1932 by Lt. Col. John MacRae-Gilstrap. It is now one of the most photographed monuments in Scotland and a popular venue for weddings and film locations. It has appeared in such films as Highlander (1985), Loch Ness (1995) and The World is not Enough (1999). 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... The first installment of the Highlander film series was released on March 7, 1986. ... Loch Ness (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Nis) is a large, deep freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands () extending for approximately 37 km (23 miles) southwest of Inverness. ... The World Is Not Enough is the nineteenth official James Bond film made by EON Productions and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as Ian Flemings secret agent, James Bond. ...

Eilean Donan is the home of the Clan MacRae. Loch Duich and Eilean Donan castle Eilean Donan castle and some surroundings The Clan MacRae is a Scottish clan & Armigerous clan. ...

On a clear day it is possible to see the Isle of Skye from the castle. Looking towards Quiraing, Skye. ...

In 2001, the island had a population of just one person. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

It is located here: Grid reference NG880260. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...

Loch Duich and Eilean Donan castle with the Isle of Skye in the distance

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (4568x1488, 1655 KB) Eilean Donan Castle in Loch Duich, with the Isle of Skye visible in the distance. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (4568x1488, 1655 KB) Eilean Donan Castle in Loch Duich, with the Isle of Skye visible in the distance. ...

On the 19th and 20th May 2006 famous Swiss artist Gerry Hofstetter illuminated the castle - you can see the results at [1]

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