Where is Eilean Donan Castle located?

Eilean Donan is one of the most iconic images of Scotland. Situated on an island at the point where three great sea lochs meet, and surrounded by some majestic scenery, it is little wonder that the castle is now one of the most visited and important attractions in the Scottish Highlands.

Although first inhabited around the 6th century, the first fortified castle was built in the mid 13th century and stood guard over the lands of Kintail. Since then, at least four different versions of the castle have been built and re-built as the feudal history of Scotland unfolded through the centuries.

The castle became a stronghold of the Clan Mackenzie and their allies the Clan MacRae. In the early eighteenth century, the Mackenzies' involvement in the Jacobite rebellions led in 1719 to the castle's destruction by government ships. Lieutenant-Colonel John Macrae-Gilstrap's twentieth-century reconstruction of the ruins produced the present buildings.

It has made several appearances in films, beginning with 'Bonnie Prince Charlie' in 1948. It featured prominently in 'Highlander' (1986) as the home of Clan MacLeod, and served as the Scottish headquarters of MI6 in 'The World Is Not Enough' in 1999. In 'Elizabeth: The Golden Age', Eilean Donan stood in for Fotheringhay Castle in England. In the movie 'Made of Honor' it can be seen as home of the groom's family..