Eileen Donan Castle by Photography by J

Eilean Donan Castle stands in an idyllic spot near the confluence of Loch Long and Loch Duich on the west coast of Scotland. Eilean Donan Castle is named after St Donan. This cleric came from Ireland to Scotland around 580. His followers probably settled here in the late sixth century, but the island had been inhabited earlier.
The castle has played a role in numerous films. The most famous are probably Highlander and the James Bond film The World is Not Enough. The castle is open to the public and furnished as it would have looked 100 years ago.

Eilean Donan Castle stands in an idyllic spot near the confluence of Loch Long and Loch Duich on the west coast of Scotland. Eilean Donan Castle is named after Saint Donan. This cleric came from Ireland to Scotland around 580. His followers probably settled here in the late sixth century, but the island had been inhabited earlier.

Eilean Donan Castle liegt an einem idyllischen Ort nahe dem Zusammenfluss von Loch Long und Loch Duich an der Westküste Schottlands. Eilean Donan Castle ist nach dem Heiligen Donan benannt. Dieser Geistliche kam um 580 von Irland nach Schottland. Seine Anhänger ließen sich wahrscheinlich im späten sechsten Jahrhundert hier nieder, aber die Insel war schon früher bewohnt.

Le château d'Eilean Donan se dresse dans un endroit idyllique près du confluent du Loch Long et du Loch Duich, sur la côte ouest de l'Écosse. Le château d'Eilean Donan doit son nom à Saint Donan. Ce clerc est arrivé d'Irlande en Écosse vers 580. Ses partisans se sont probablement installés ici à la fin du VIe siècle, mais l'île avait été habitée plus tôt.