Eilean Donan Castle is certainly not the most beautiful and certainly not the most interesting castle in Scotland, and yet it is one of the most photographed. It owes this to its breathtaking location: strategically, on a small island, at the confluence of three lakes, Loch Duich, Loch Long and the wide Loch Alsh. The inside of the castle is disappointing: two shabbily furnished rooms with a few family portraits, nothing more. Eilean Donan Castle is an originally thirteenth-century castle, located 0.8 kilometres from Dornie, on an island in Loch Duich in Scotland's Highland region. At the beginning of the eighteenth century, the castle was blown up. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Eilean Donan Castle was extensively restored and opened to the public. And typically Scottish, it rained and thundered almost all day, The cloudscapes kept changing from light to dark.
Truus Nijland is a passionate photographer who has a penchant for abandoned buildings such as castles, monasteries, churches and industrial locations. Together with her husband, she scours town and country for the most beautiful photos. She has regularly exhibited her photos at various locations in the Netherlands.
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