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Eilean Donan Castle
Special Info
Phonetic Pronunciation of House Name
EE-lun DUN-un
Location
Country
Scotland
District Today
Highlands
Historic County
City / Town / Village
Dornie
Latitude
57.279036
Longitude
-5.514879
Date
Start Date
Completion Date
Circa Date
1220
There are no architects associated with this house.
Extant
Extant Type
Fully Extant
Extant Details
Listed
House Listed As
Unknown
Gardens Listed As
Unknown
On SAVE Britain's Heritage's List of Buildings at Risk
No
Country House: Yes
References
Vitruvius Britannicus
Vitruvius Scoticus
J.B. Burke (Burke's Visitation of Seats)
Country Life
J.P. Neale (Neale's Views of Seats)
Access
Open to Public Please note: Houses listed as being open "By Appointment" are usually country house hotels or B&Bs.
Yes
Historic Houses Association Member
Phone Number If calling from the U.S., delete the first "0" in British numbers.
01599-555-202
Fax Number
01599-555-262
Email
Website
Awards
Current Ownership
Current Ownership Type
Unknown
Primary Current Ownership Use
Unknown
Current Ownership Use / Details
Seat ("Seat" is loosely defined
as any family that occupied the house for a period of 2 years or more)
Today Seat of
A Past Seat(s) of
Possible (Unsure) Seat of
History
Earlier House(s) / Building(s)
House Replaced By
Built / Designed For
House & Family History
Collections
This field lists art objects that are currently or were previously in the collection of the house.
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Comments
Gardens & Park
Garden, Park, Follies and Outbuildings
Chapel & Church
Movies
Location for Movies / TV
"Highlander" (1986). "Loch Ness" (1995). "Rob Roy" (1995). "The World Is Not Enough" (1999 - as Scottish MI-6 headquarters). "Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced" (2005 - TV series, as one of the exteriors of the Scottish home of Mrs. Goedler).
| Author |
NA |
| Year Published |
1999 |
| Reference |
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| Author |
Adams, Mark |
| Year Published |
2000 |
| Reference |
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There are no documents associated with this house.
