Inside the castle, you'll find period decor, as well as weaponry and artifacts from the Jacobite era. However, most travelers admit making time for Eilean Donan primarily for its scenic address.

Until the reconstruction of Eilean Donan, the castle lay ruined for 200 years after it was all but destroyed in a Royal Navy attack at the height of the 1715 Jacobite rebellion.

The iconic Eilean Donan castle is one of the most photographed castles in the world. The stunning building attracts visitors from across the world who come to marvel at its stunning structures.

Between 1919 and 1932, work began on the rebuilding of Eilean Donan by Lieutenant-Colonel John MacRae-Gilstrap. As well as adding the famous footbridge to connect the island to the mainland, the ...

The castle of Eilean Donan is often called the most picturesque in Scotland – a reputation it owes to a 20th-century stonemason’s dream as much as to its 13th-century architects.

TOURISTS planning a visit to the iconic Eilean Donan Castle – one of Scotland’s most famous landmarks – have been warned it is “not looking her photogenic best”.

Eilean Donan has been featured in films such as The Master of Ballantrae in 1953, Highlander in 1986 and the James Bond movie The World is Not Enough in 1999.