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2009 Cultural Geography And Tourist Attractions (Vol.01)

  • 2009 Cultural Geography And Tourist Attractions (Vol.01)1 - Photo of  Evening Falls on Eilean Donan Castle Scotland1. Travel: Evening Falls on Eilean Donan Castle Scotland

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Eilean Donan Castle:

The original castle was built in the early 13th century as a defence against the Vikings. By the late 13th century it had become a stronghold of the Mackenzies of Kintail (later the Earls of Seaforth). In 1511, the Macraes, as protectors of the Mackenzies, became the hereditary Constables of the Castle.

In 1539 Iain Dubh Matheson, chief of the Clan Matheson died whilst defending the Castle on Eilean Donan island against the Clan MacDonald of Sleat on behalf of the Clan Macrae and Clan Mackenzie.

In April 1719 the castle was occupied by Spanish troops attempting to start another Jacobite Rising. The castle was recaptured, and then demolished, by three Royal Navy frigates on 10–13 May 1719. The Spanish troops were defeated a month later at the Battle of Glen Shiel.

The castle was restored in the years between 1919 and 1932 by Lt. Col. John MacRae-Gilstrap. The restoration included the construction of an arched bridge to give easier access to the castle. In 1983 The Conchra Charitable Trust was formed by the Macrae family to care for the Castle. A curious distinction is that it has one of only two left-handed spiral staircases in a castle in Great Britain, as the reigning king at the time of building held a sword with his left hand. One strange feature of the castle today is the grey field gun from the Great War, positioned outside the building by a war memorial and fountain dedicated to the men of the Macrae clan who died in the war.

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  • 2009 Cultural Geography And Tourist Attractions (Vol.01)2 - Photo of  Adriatic Sea at Sunrise Rovigno Croatia2. Travel: Adriatic Sea at Sunrise Rovigno Croatia
  • 2009 Cultural Geography And Tourist Attractions (Vol.01)3 - Photo of  Backpacking in North Cascades National Park Washington3. Travel: Backpacking in North Cascades National Park Washington
  • 2009 Cultural Geography And Tourist Attractions (Vol.01)4 - Photo of  Boardwalk Casinos at Dusk Atlantic City New Jersey4. Travel: Boardwalk Casinos at Dusk Atlantic City New Jersey
  • 2009 Cultural Geography And Tourist Attractions (Vol.01)5 - Photo of  British Columbia Provincial Parliament Victoria British Columbia5. Travel: British Columbia Provincial Parliament Victoria British Columbia
  • 2009 Cultural Geography And Tourist Attractions (Vol.01)6 - Photo of  Catching Air in Mount Baker Backcountry Washington6. Travel: Catching Air in Mount Baker Backcountry Washington
  • 2009 Cultural Geography And Tourist Attractions (Vol.01)7 - Photo of  Chapel on the Hill Franconia Bavaria Germany7. Travel: Chapel on the Hill Franconia Bavaria Germany
  • 2009 Cultural Geography And Tourist Attractions (Vol.01)8 - Photo of  Christine Falls Mount Rainier National Park Washington8. Travel: Christine Falls Mount Rainier National Park Washington
  • 2009 Cultural Geography And Tourist Attractions (Vol.01)9 - Photo of  Composition of Color Costa Mesa California9. Travel: Composition of Color Costa Mesa California
  • 2009 Cultural Geography And Tourist Attractions (Vol.01)10 - Photo of  Conwy Castle Gwynedd Wales United Kingdom10. Travel: Conwy Castle Gwynedd Wales United Kingdom
  • 2009 Cultural Geography And Tourist Attractions (Vol.01)11 - Photo of  Cumbres and Toltec Steam Train Colorado11. Travel: Cumbres and Toltec Steam Train Colorado
  • 2009 Cultural Geography And Tourist Attractions (Vol.01)12 - Photo of  Downtown Sydney at Night Australia12. Travel: Downtown Sydney at Night Australia
  • 2009 Cultural Geography And Tourist Attractions (Vol.01)13 - Photo of  Fishing Boats at Hoonah Alaska13. Travel: Fishing Boats at Hoonah Alaska
  • 2009 Cultural Geography And Tourist Attractions (Vol.01)14 - Photo of  Gordes Provence France14. Travel: Gordes Provence France
  • 2009 Cultural Geography And Tourist Attractions (Vol.01)15 - Photo of  Haute-Savoie France15. Travel: Haute-Savoie France
  • 2009 Cultural Geography And Tourist Attractions (Vol.01)16 - Photo of  Historic Dubrovnik Croatia and the Adriatic Sea16. Travel: Historic Dubrovnik Croatia and the Adriatic Sea
  • 2009 Cultural Geography And Tourist Attractions (Vol.01)17 - Photo of  Hodgson Mill Missouri17. Travel: Hodgson Mill Missouri
  • 2009 Cultural Geography And Tourist Attractions (Vol.01)18 - Photo of  Inca Ruins Pisac Peru18. Travel: Inca Ruins Pisac Peru
  • 2009 Cultural Geography And Tourist Attractions (Vol.01)19 - Photo of  Killarney National Park County Kerry Munster Province Ireland19. Travel: Killarney National Park County Kerry Munster Province Ireland
  • 2009 Cultural Geography And Tourist Attractions (Vol.01)20 - Photo of  Li River at Dawn Guilin Yangshou China20. Travel: Li River at Dawn Guilin Yangshou China
  • 2009 Cultural Geography And Tourist Attractions (Vol.01)21 - Photo of  Maasai Warriors Dancing Maasai Mara National Reserve Kenya21. Travel: Maasai Warriors Dancing Maasai Mara National Reserve Kenya
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