Duntulm Castle by sossy

Photography • Landscape • posted on Apr 28, 2005

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- Scotland, Isle of Skye - Driving down to the south of the island at the east side of the coast I passed Duntulm Castle. It should be called the fall and fall of Duntulm Castle, because at the rate at which it is being allowed to crumble, there will be little left for future generations to see. Originally a Pictish Dun or Fort, held by the Norse from around 800 AD it became known as Dun Dhaibhidh (Fort David). Following the defeat of the Norse at Largs in 1263 the castle was abandoned and little is known of the period covering the next 300 years. Next, Master of the Isles, Donald Gorm, is recorded as making Duntulm his home and initiating a great deal of building work and improvement. In 1540 King James V visited the area and was impressed by the castle and its situation. Ownership of the castle and its domain was hotly disputed and changed hands several times, alternating between MacLeods and the MacDonalds until the Battle of Trotternish (C 16th). The MacDonalds were victorious and held Duntulm until they moved their base to Monkstadt in 1730. It is said that the move was as the result of a family tragedy. The young son and heir of Donald Gorm Og fell to his death from a window of the castle. It is more likely however, that the castle fell into a state of disrepair in the long periods in which it was unused. Thanks for your visit and welcome comments. Have a great day! ;o)

Comments (58)

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Onslow

6:12AM | Thu, 28 April 2005

Superb landscape - love the compo in this one, the colours are spot on. Wonderful atmospheric scene with the crashing waves and cloudy skies - superb :)

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Cosme..D..Churruca

6:13AM | Thu, 28 April 2005

Amazing how you manage capturing the desolate beauty of those northen lands. Thanks for sharing.

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Ti-Paul

6:28AM | Thu, 28 April 2005

Totaly awesome sea & landscape my friend!Not much vegetation though,but still very pretty!Looks like the beginning or the end of a storm!Would'nt want to be out there in a 12 footer alum...boat let me tell you!:)Great contrast in this one!Wonderful combination! Love your framing work also! Great capture for sure!Have a great day!:)

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Sekadhar

6:28AM | Thu, 28 April 2005

fantastic landscape! Wonderful place! excellent done!*****!

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Richardphotos

6:33AM | Thu, 28 April 2005

the colors are magnificent Rita!!I love the history background and you done an excellent capture

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ms-3Dstudio

6:34AM | Thu, 28 April 2005

Beautiful image! v

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DreamersWish

6:53AM | Thu, 28 April 2005

Very Very beautiful place and fantastic image!

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voske

7:05AM | Thu, 28 April 2005

Very beautiful landscape!!Excellent capture!!!***

logiloglu

7:11AM | Thu, 28 April 2005

wonderful impression. a real pleasure to look at. fantastic image,Rita. #:O)

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Zacko

7:37AM | Thu, 28 April 2005

OOOOOOOH!!!!!! How do you do it??? PS or PSP...plug-in or regular adjustments??? Come on, dont be shy...tell me!!! This is just too gorgeous!!!! LOVE IT!!!! WOOOOW!!!! Have a smashing weekend Rita #:O)

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MaydaMason

7:38AM | Thu, 28 April 2005

i think one of your best of this place! awesome colours!

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TwoPynts

7:38AM | Thu, 28 April 2005

Ahh, this history sounds vaguely familiar! ;) What a lovely stretch of coastline to build a castle. You captured it in the perfect light! It is a shame it is decaying so rapidly...maybe they'll try to preserve it soon. Let's hope!

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Odrah

7:46AM | Thu, 28 April 2005

the shot is fantatsic...but the story is really awesome!!!!thank u sooo very much!

Enlightened

7:53AM | Thu, 28 April 2005

Didn't make no 2 on the comments list today :o( the fields look like they are made of velvet and the sea of crinkled crepe paper, what a beautiful contrast. Lovely pic :o)

deannemart

8:09AM | Thu, 28 April 2005

A lovely coastline and seascape! Too bad this historic castle has been allowed to decay - I guess it's too far gone for restoration now.

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