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Latitude: 57.2739 / 57°16'26"N
Longitude: -5.516 / 5°30'57"W
OS Eastings: 188127
OS Northings: 825836
OS Grid: NG881258
Mapcode National: GBR D9RH.J4Y
Mapcode Global: WH0B9.7FKL
Plus Code: 9C9P7FFM+HH
Entry Name: Eilean Donan Castle
Listing Name: Eilean Donan Castle
Listing Date: 25 March 1971
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 339034
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB7209
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Castle Donan
ID on this website: 200339034
Location: Kintail
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh
Parish: Kintail
Traditional County: Ross-shire
Tagged with: Castle
Rebuilt 1912-32 in a later medieval manner and a free interpretation of the former castle on the 13th century site, incorporating some remains of the keep and enclosing walls. Architect; George Mackie Watson of Edinburgh. Rubble, tooled dressings. Fanciful gatehouse and allied buildings of 1912 project into the courtyard with stair turret, corbelled angle turret, corbelled and arcaded watch house on outer wall and crude crenellation extending to curtain walls. To the west 2 storey block over vaulted basement, 3 bays on early footings, now with crowstepped roof. Tall keep, rectangular plan, with caphouse, crenellated wall-walk and angle turrets. Forestair leads to barrel- vaulted Billeting Room and Banquetting Hall with heavy oak ceiling above. Large chimney-piece in 15th century manner. All buildings linked by series of battlements. Original 7-sided water cistern projects from SE angle. Castle linked to mainland by causeway and 3-arched bridge with rounded cutwaters and corbelled pedestrian refuges.
Eilean Donan Castle destroyed 1719 by English frigates. Stronghold of Kintail Mackenzies in 15th and 16th centuries. Re-built by Lt Col John MacRae-Gilstrap 1912-32.
Scheduled Monument.
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