Welcome to Dunvegan, the seat of thirty generations of MacLeod chiefs for the past 800 years.
Dunvegan Castle, originally uploaded by Rafal K.
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Dunvegan Castle (the nearby village is named after the castle, as often happens) is located on the north-east corner of the Isle of Skye.
Not only is it the oldest continually inhabited castle in Britain, [...]
(otherwise known as Allison & Gabe’s story)
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Allison surveyed the valley from her vantage point on the ridge.
Below was her little rental car and the castle she’d just left. To her right, the waters of Loch Rhoswen narrowed and disappeared into a thick forest that crept up the [...]
Here is a beautiful example of just how spectacular many of Scotland’s coasts are.
This particular stretch of coast is on the eastern side of Westray, which is one of the many Orkney Islands. About 550 people live on this island, which is the sixth largest of the 70+ islands that comprise the Orkney Islands. These [...]