Armadale Castle, Scotland

Armadale Castle on the Isle of Skye (1815) replaced an earlier building on the shore that was visited by Dr Johnson and James Boswell in 1773. The estate was once part of the traditional lands of Macdonald of Sleat and was purchased by the Clan Donald Land Trust in 1971. The Trust has restored the gardens and part of the Castle and added the magnificent Museum of the Isles.

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