Dunvegan Castle Isle of Skye

Wednesday 19th September 2012
Dunvegan and the Waternish
Daily total: 55 miles


After a lot of driving on the previous two days we decided that staying a bit more local might be the ticket today. First stop was Neist Point, the most westerly point on Skye and the location of a much …

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Our planned voyage to the Outer Hebrides (Harris) was metaphorically sunk by an undisclosed 'technical problem' with the Cal-Mac ferry we were to trust our souls too (I overheard a Cal-mac crew member tell one of the office staff that the problem lie with the wind picking up the bow of the very large ship as it crested a …

Nach einer unruhigen Nacht (Fränzi's Milbenallergie hält sich dank den Teppich-begeisterten Schotten auch hier nicht still :-() gab’s frühe Tagwache um 7.15 Uhr, anschliessend Frühstück im Wintergarten. Gekochte Speisen gut, Toast & O-Saft Selbstbedienung. Im Vergleich zum B&B in Lochcarron kein Vergleich... Egal, wir verabschieden …

Today we went off without Granny and Grandpa to Dunvegan Castle. It was a lovely day. Firstly we visited the Castle with it's horrible deep dungeon, it's wishing well, it's lovely portraits of men n kilts wearing otter sporrans and the famous Fairy flag which is extremely old (the silk came from the middle east between the 4th and 7th centuries AD …

... plans to walk to Waternish lighthouse, as the clag was below sea level at that point. Instead, we ended up at Dunvegan Castle, seat of the MacLeod Clan. The current Laird gave a videoed history of the castle and clan in a surprisingly plummy voice, ...

Today we drove over to the Isle of Skye and drove up to Dunvegan castle up the north up the Isle of Skye. On our way up to the castle we were lucky enough to see some Highland Cattle right next to the road and got some great photos of them. The ...

... view of Scotland's weather...but I think I'm ok with that! We drove to the western part of the island first, passing Dunvegan castle, home of the MacCleoud clan. We stopped briefly at a lookout point, so pretty with all the yellow gorse, and then went ...

... considerable - photographic evidence is provided below. Given that it’s a flying visit we didn’t have the chance to visit Dunvegan Castle to view the Fairy Flag [ISS 9.4] but will definitely do so in September. We did walk past the gates and ...

... whining sound around the metal fence.   Traveling onward through the mountains, I ended up at Dunvegan Castle.  This is the historic home of the Clan MacLeod.   The castle had an interior show with old furniture, paintings ...

... , a prehistoric burial site, but we were already running late, and had a long way to go before we got to our B&B on the Isle of Skye. Next stop: Loch Ness. I have to say, Scotland was amazing. The drive via Loch Ness was so scenic with the fantastic ...

... short lived, as the clan Donald soon moved back to Dunvegan Castle in the late 1840's (possibly when the completion of the Dunvegan Castle remodeling). In 1972, the castle and grounds were purchased by the Clan Donald Land Trust to establish a worldwide ...

Spent today sightseeing around the Isle of Skye.  Weather was a bit nicer - still a bit overcast but at least it didn't rain, and the temp was a little milder, averaging around 5 degrees most of the day.  Saw some of Skye's ...

... over the bridge and up to our Ashaig B&B at Edinbane. It was very nice. The hosts are kind of batty, though. On Wednesday, we toured the Dunvegan Castle and gardens. We also drove around the north west side of Skye. The weather was cloudy in the ...

Today we went off without Granny and Grandpa to Dunvegan Castle. It was a lovely day. Firstly we visited the Castle with it's horrible deep dungeon, it's wishing well, it's lovely portraits of men n kilts wearing otter sporrans and the famous Fairy flag ...