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Dunvegan Castle, Skye
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Dunvegan Castle is the ancestral home
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of the Chief of the Clan MacLeod
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and has been so for nearly 800 years.
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Many alterations have been made
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over the centuries, but some
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of the oldest parts remain.
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It is a very imposing castle
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particularly from the seaward side
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but it's frontage is a bit ugly.
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The Clan Chief raised a storm
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when he proposed to sell
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the Cullin Mountains to pay for
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renovations, particularly to the roof.
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It's name is said to derive from
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Dun Began, Began's castle or fort.
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This may be true, as Skye was
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under Norwegian rule for
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centuries and had been
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involved in interclan battles
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but has never been attacked by
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English or Scottish armies like most
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other castles you could name.
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The clan motto is "Hold Fast" and
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as they have been in continual residence
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at Dunvegan for all those centuries
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they are certainly true to their word.
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The castle and gardens are open to the public.
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We arrived too early in the day, but enjoyed our visit.
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Dunvegan Castle stands close to the water's edge of the sea loch, Loch Dunvegan at the north west of the Isle of Skye.
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Uploaded by: ElizabethMcD
In Webshots channel: travel - Album created: Mar 25, 2008
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