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Eilean Donan Castle overlooks the Isle of Skye, at the point where three great sea-lochs meet. Bishop Donan chose the tranquil spot back in 634AD to settle on and create a monastic cell. The first castle was later established in the 13th century by King Alexander II in an effort to help protect the area from Viking incursions. War came to Eilean Donan during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1719. Britain had gone to war with Spain in 1718, and Spain saw a chance to destabilise Britain by inciting anoth

Crichton Castle was built as a home for the Crichton family and served as a noble residence from the late 1300s to the close of the 1500s. The Crichtons fell from grace in 1484, and in 1488 the castle passed into the hands of the Hepburns of Hailes, who became Earls of Bothwell. The castle was linked with some of the biggest events in 16th-century Scotland – especially after the 4th Earl of Bothwell married Mary, Queen of Scots in 1567. Following Mary’s defeat at the Battle of Langside in 1568,

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