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  2. Eilean Donan - Wikipedia

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    Eilean Donan (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Donnain) is a small tidal island situated at the confluence of three sea lochs (Loch Duich, Loch Long and Loch Alsh) in the western Highlands of Scotland, about 1 kilometre (5 ⁄ 8 mi) from the village of Dornie. It is connected to the mainland by a footbridge that was installed early in the 20th century ...

  3. Capture of Eilean Donan Castle - Wikipedia

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    The Capture of Eilean Donan Castle was a land-based naval engagement that took place in 1719 during the British Jacobite rising of that year, and the War of the Quadruple Alliance. A British naval reconnaissance force of three ships attacked the castle of Eilean Donan on the west coast of Scotland, which was held by Spanish troops. After a ...

  4. Loch Duich - Wikipedia

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    Loch Duich from the north-west, with Eilean Donan Castle (middle foreground), Loch Long (left foreground), Loch Alsh (right foreground), and the mountains of Glen Shiel (centre background) Loch Duich (Scottish Gaelic: "Loch Dubhthaich") is a sea loch situated on the western coast of Scotland, in the Highlands.

  5. Jacobite rising of 1719 - Wikipedia

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    Eilean Donan, modern day. After hearing of the landing in Stornoway, five ships of the Royal Navy arrived in the area at the beginning of May. Since they were unaware the Spanish frigates had already left, this was a substantial force which included the 50-gun fourth-rates HMS Assistance, Worcester, Dartmouth and Enterprise plus the 24-gun sloop, Flamborough. [15]

  6. John MacRae-Gilstrap - Wikipedia

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    Lieutenant Colonel John MacRae-Gilstrap (31 December 1861 – January 1937) was a British army officer and a senior figure of the Clan Macrae.He contested a rival claim to the chiefship of the clan, and in 1912 he purchased and subsequently restored the Macrae stronghold of Eilean Donan Castle on Loch Duich in the west of Scotland.

  7. Clan Mackenzie - Wikipedia

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    The Seat of the Clan Mackenzie, Castle Leod is widely considered to be the inspiration behind Castle Leoch, the home of the Clan Mackenzie, in Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series. It was considered as a filming location for the TV series, however, Doune Castle was selected due to its ease of location.

  8. File:Eilean Donan Castle Map 1887.svg - Wikipedia

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  9. Talk:Eilean Donan - Wikipedia

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    The castle on Eilean Donan, a small island in Loch Duich in the western Scottish Highlands. The castle, which was built in the 13th century and destroyed in the 18th century, is widely familiar from many photographs and appearances in film and television.