CASTLES

DUNVEGAN CASTLE

This castle has been the home of the clan Macleod for over 700 years (longer than any family castle in Scotland) and was built on a crag overlooking the Atlantic Ocean on the N-W coast of Skye. The castle is home to the legendary Faery Flag of Dunvegan, given to an early chief by his wife. Legend has it that it gives victory to the clan when unfurled, a myth backed up by the victories in the battles of Glendale (1490) and Trumpan in 1580 (after many Macleods were famously massacred by the MacDonalds in the church. Don't let this put you off staying in the MacDonald's charming hotel, Kinloch Lodge. The flag is also meant to bless the Macleod marriages as well as charming the herrings in the loch.

Scotland Overnight offers the following accommodation nearby (the closest appearing at the top of the list):