Perhaps Scotland's most photographed and well-known landmark the world over. The Eilean Dona castle stands on Loch Duich on the main A 87 from Invern

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Perhaps Scotland's most photographed and well-known landmark the world over. The Eilean Dona castle stands on Loch Duich on the main A 87 from Inverness to the Isle of Skye Although the island of Eilean Donan has been a fortified site for at least 800 years, the present building largely dates from the early 20th century. Today's castle, which rose from the ruins of its predecessor, was re-built between 1912 and 1932 by Lieutenant Colonel John MacRae-Gilstrap. Pix shows a busker piper, Ross Calderwood playing his pipes for the benefit of visiting tourists.

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Location: Loch Duich
Photo credit: © richard sowersby / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: architecture, autumn, buidling, castle, donan, duich, eilean, ellean, highlands, history, loch, piper, scotland, scottish, scottsh, tourism, travel