Copyright © 2005 Thomas G. BrownEilean Donan is a small island in Loch Duich,
in the western Highlands of Scotland not far from Skye.
in the western Highlands of Scotland not far from Skye.
The Vikings called Skye 'the Cloud.'
In Gaelic, it becomes Eilean a' Cheo - the Isle of Mist.
Eilean Donan Castle was founded in the 13th century
but has been in ruins since the Jacobite rebellion of 1719.
but has been in ruins since the Jacobite rebellion of 1719.
