Back قلعة إلين دونن Arabic Елън Донан Bulgarian Eilean Donan Breton Eilean Donnan CEB Eilean Donan Czech Eilean Donan Castle Danish Eilean Donan DSB Eilean Donan English Eilean Donan Spanish Eilean Donan Basque
Eilean Donan is a smaw island in Loch Duich in the wast hielands o Scotland. It is situatit aboot 1/2 a mile (1 km) frae the clachan Dornie.
The kenspeckle Eilean Donan castle, dates frae the 13t hunneryear. It wis biggit bi Alexander II, an wis wrackit bi Inglis frigates in 1719, a month afore the battle o Glen Shiel. The castle wis rebiggit bi Lt. Col. John MacRae-Gilstrap an is the nou ane o the maist weel-kent moniments in Scotland.
Eilean Donan is the hame o Clan MacRae.
The isle is cried aifter the Gaelic priest an saunt Donnàn o Eigg, that wis mairtyrt in 617. It wis seyed that Donnàn foondit ae kirk on the isle, tho there isna ony remains o iss ony mair. The Scots Gaelic name fur the isle gets pit ower as isle o Donnàn.