DiCamillo Companion
Scotland

Dunvegan Castle

Near Dunvegan, Isle of Skye

Highlands

Scotland

Historic County: Inverness-shire

Circa Date: 1350, incorporating earlier structures, w/later alterations and additions

Pronunciation: DUN-VAY-GUN

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: Yes

Country House: Yes

This house has been used for TV and Film Historic Houses Member

The house from a 1907 postcard

  • House & Family History: Dunvegan is the oldest continuously inhabited castle in Scotland.

  • Garden & Outbuildings: In 2002 McLeod of McLeod has controversially proposed selling one of his family's most ancient properties: the Black Cuillin mountains, arguably Britain's most challenging theater for mountaineers; the price tag was $15 million.

  • House Listed: Category A

    Park Listed: Listed as a Garden & Designed Landscape

  • "Highlander" (1986). "Made of Honor" (2008). "47 Ronin" (2013). "Macbeth" (2015).

  • Current Seat / Home of: John Macleod, 30th Chief of Clan MacLeod; MacLeod family here for more than 800 years.

    Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home

  • House Open to Public: Yes

    Phone: 01470-521-206

    Fax: 01470-521-205

    Email: [email protected]

    Website: http://www.dunvegancastle.com

    Historic Houses Member: Yes

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