After 10 days just outside Sheffield, in Hathersage, our next port of call would be the west coast of Scotland. My elder daughter, Jo(anne), now lives in Melboune with her Australian partner, Aaron, and he had mentioned that his ancestors (named MacRae) probably came from somewhere near Applecross. So we set off in the hope of making some family connections.
On our journey we stopped to take photos of Glen Coe and (possibly the most photographed building in Scotland) Eilean Donan Castle, which was founded in the 13th century and was the stronghold of the Clan Mackenzie and their allies, the Clan MacRae. (Sadly that was about as close as we got to any connection, as there are so many strands to the MacRaes in that part of Scotland and we had very little information to start with).
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that castle is beautiful!
I work for a company that makes tins… a lot of our Scottish Shortbread tins feature that castle in form or an another x lovely!
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Yes, it’s very photogenic and one of Scotland’s most recognised castles. ☺
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THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE! 🙂 Geez, I’m available for adoption if you want someone to watch your luggage while you’re out and about . . .
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Well, the M could stand for MacRae… 🙂
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My Second Life avatar’s last name is Rae. Easy enough to make that into MacRae. 🙂
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Now that is Spooky! 😀
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