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Dunvegan Castle
Dunvegan Castle is a castle a mile and a half to the north of Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye, situated off the West coast of Scotland. It is the seat of the MacLeod of MacLeod, chief of the Clan MacLeod. Dunvegan Castle is the oldest continuously inhabited castle in Scotland and has been the stronghold of the chiefs of the clan for 800 years.
13th century
A curtain wall was built round the hill in the 13th century around of a former Norse fort, the fort was only accessable through a sea gate.
14th century
A castle was contructed within the curtain wall by Malcolm MacLeod in about 1350.
Tours+
Dunvegan Castle was first opened to visitors in 1933. Since then, the castle is consistently ranked as one of Scotland's premier visitor attractions. Over the years, the castle has been visited by Sir Walter Scott, Dr Johnson, Queen Elizabeth II and the Japanese Emperor Akihito.
Currently visitors can enjoy tours of the castle and highland estate, enjoy its 5 acres of formal gardens, take boat trips on Loch Dunvegan to see the seal colonies (home to common seals, grey seals, great black-backed gulls, Arctic Terns, herring gulls and oystercatchers), stay in one of its holiday cottages, enjoy a homemade snack at the MacLeods Table Cafe and browse in one of its four shops. Activities in the area range from walking, fishing and sightseeing to fine local cuisine, shopping and camping at the foot of the estate’s Black Cuillin mountain range. The castle houses a number of important clan relics; chief among them is the Fairy Flag of Dunvegan, the Dunvegan Cup and Sir Rory Mor's Horn.
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