19/10/2026
“Welcome to Scotland. If you don’t like the weather, hang around for five minutes.”
We only stopped at the epic Eilean Donan Castle for about ten, and went from sunshine to a run-back-to-car, biblical deluge.
Eilean Donan isn’t quite what it seems. There has been a fortification on the island since the 13th century but the castle was destroyed in the 18th century after being garrisoned by 46 Jacobite-supporting Spaniards.
It was finally completed again in 1932.
Kilt in the awesome Isle of Skye tartan from