Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle is the first stop for many new visitors and with good reason. It towers over Edinburgh and offers excellent views. Please note that reaching the Castle involves a fair bit of walking. Fortunately Scottish weather, even in the summer, is never that hot. Allow about two hours to tour the Castle and grounds. At the base of the Castle is one of Edinburgh’s best restaurants “The Witchery”. Causal dress is permitted.
Eilean Donan Castle
Between Inverness and the Isle of Skye lies one of Scotlands most iconic castles. The number of films depicting the castle is impressive. Remember Shawn Connery in “Highlander” or Pierce Brosman in “The World is Not Enough” just to name a few. There is a new visitors center and restaurant serving Highland favorites such as venison and fish and chips.
The Castle as we see it today is the product of an inheritance over 100 years ago. The Castle arose from a ruin to a summer estate for the Macrae Gilstrap family which still owns the Castle. The interior is baronial and impressive. How they managed to accommodate all the staff required 100 years ago is a marvel.
Please pay attention to entrance times. Many of these castles are closed mid-week.
Foulis Castle
Foulis is the seat of the Monroe Clan and is located amount 15 minutes outside Inverness, Scotland. What makes Foulis somewhat unique is that you can actually stay there courtesy of Airbnb. The two wings of the Castle have been broken up into self-contained holiday lets. Our unit contained a very refined drawing room (it’s a castle after all) ample dining/kitchen area and two bedrooms one of which contained a four-poster bed large enough for Henry VIII.
