Scotland is steeped in culture, history and heritage, a real appeal for visitors and tourists to our country. Castles are a hugely important part of this heritage and people flock to their ramparts every year. The only problem is, that we have over 2000 castles spread over the land,  and the difficult choice for many [...]

On a morning like this, when the sun is splitting the sky, the Scottish Highlands really do present themselves in their full majestic glory. The purple heather is glowing in full bloom on the hills, the sea is glistening and the quality of light just brings the entire place to life. Millions of tourists and [...]

On a fairly regular basis I am asked about the building plans of the castle during the reconstruction period between 1912 and 1932. Last week I received an e-mail from Iain Anderson from the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) asking for the same thing. Unfortunately we can find little [...]

Hi folks, just a quick request for some input. I’ve just changed the style of the blog in an effort to hopefully make it a little easier to navigate around. I’m not sure if I like the new format but I do think it’s more user-friendly. Any feedback gratefully received. Should I keep it or [...]

For the last three weeks internationally acclaimed artists Evgeny & Lydia Baranov have based themselves in Dornie with the sole purpose of capturing the castle from a variety of different angles. Last night I had the opportunity to have a world-exclusive preview of the 19 different canvasses they have somehow managed to create in remarkably [...]

A few weeks ago, I told you a little about one of the most important women of Eilean Donan’s history, Isabella. I thought it was also important to bring you right up to date, with a short profile of the much-loved current Lady of the house,  Mrs Marigold MacRae. As head of the Clan MacRae [...]

Have you ever looked at a painting and thought that the artist has taken just a little too much artistic license or been a bit heavy with the colours. Frequently, I see skies that look so dramatic in these paintings that you think,  “that’s just too over the top! No natural sky ever looks like [...]

Eilean Donan has a truly international appeal with visitors coming to us from every corner of the planet. We were approached by Sony Music Corporation to provide the venue for a music video for one of Japans biggest popstars, Yuna Ito, who was recording the soundtrack for a huge Japanese movie NANA 2. Now we’ve [...]

Much is known of the considerable achievements of Lt Col John MacRae-Gilstrap, the man ultimately responsible for the reconstruction of Eilean Donan, however as the old saying goes, “behind every good man there’s a good woman”, and the MacRae family is no different. Isabella Gilstrap, John’s wife was a formidable woman and her role in [...]