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Dunvegan Castle
The seat of the chiefs of Clan MacLeod for some 800 years, on a rock above a sea loch, with gardens and seal trips.
- Open
- April to mid-October
- Price
- Paid; extra for the seal boats
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- Dunvegan, Isle of Skye IV55 8WFDirections
- Getting There
- About 35 minutes by car west of Portree.
Why Go
First built in the 13th century and remodeled in the 19th, the castle holds the clan's treasures, including the Fairy Flag, a tattered silk banner said to bring victory in battle. In summer, small boats from the castle jetty visit the seals on the rocks of the loch.
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