Dunvegan Castle, Skye

Dunvegan Castle, Skye

ID: QZP40_351A_2_P339 DESCRIPTION: This illustration was taken from 'A Tour in Scotland' by Thomas Pennant. It shows Dunvegan Castle, situated on a rock, over Loch Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye. Partly modernised, the oldest part of the building is a square tower, possibly dating from the ninth century. It has been the seat of the Chiefs of Macleod for almost 800 years and is believed to be the oldest inhabited castle in Scotland PLACENAME: Dunvegan DISTRICT: Skye OLD COUNTY/PARISH: INVERNESS: Duirinish DATE OF IMAGE: 1776 PERIOD: 1760s SOURCE: Highland Libraries COLLECTION: Fraser Mackintosh Collection (illustrations) Asset ID: 31150 KEYWORDS: