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The
fascinating village of Dunvegan lies near the
head of Loch Dunvegan and is a tourist and
trade hub for the northwest region of Skye.
A
former port, it developed around Dunvegan
Castle, one of Scotland’s most important
tourist magnets. The stunning building sits on
a rock and looks out imperiously on the loch
and the nearby hills.
Dating to the 13th
century, the imposing castle has been the
ancestral seat of the MacLeod clan since that
time and is even considered the oldest
residence in Scotland to have been
continuously occupied by a single family.
The
castle’s treasures include the famous ‘Fairy
Flag’ – a piece of silk with magical
properties!
An oddity in Dunvegan is a
museum dedicated to Angus MacAskill, reputedly
Scotland’s tallest-ever man. He was 7ft 8
inches tall and weighed 425lb. He died in 1863
at the age of 38 but not before achieving
worldwide fame. After emigrating to America he
made his fortune working in travelling shows. The town is the gateway to
a region which boasts a number of Iron Age
forts – including Dun Hallin and Dun Fiadhairt
– as well as Skye’s folk museum and a piping
museum.
