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Oban - Oban LEWIS HARRIS NORTH UIST
Kisimul Castle Kildonan Museum
BARRA Castlebay
Sea of the Hebrides
Tobermory Glengorm Castle
MULL
Craignure Duart Castle
OBAN
Leaving our home port of Oban, a peaceful sojourn to the Isle of Rum allows us to appreciate the grand red sandstone architecture and bespoke decoration of the once flamboyant Kinloch Castle.
Lochboisdale SOUTH UIST
Dunvegan Dunvegan Castle
Kinloch Castle
RUM Lochalsh SKYE
Eilean Donan Castle
Armadale Armadale Castle
This new cruise exposes the history and intrigue behind some of Scotland’s greatest castles and reveals how the powerful clans of the past jostled for power and supremacy over years gone by.
Kyle of
Tuesday 13th to Monday 19th August 2019 6 nights including 2 Gala Dinners
Castles and Clans
Dating from the 15th century and seat of Clan Macneil, Kisimul is the only significant surviving medieval castle in the Outer Hebrides. Known as the ‘Castle in the Sea’ it is accessed by small boat from Castle Bay, Barra.
Navigating a northerly course, we head to the Kildonan Museum, which holds over 10,000 items related to the social, domestic and cultural history of South Uist and then, from our anchorage at Dunvegan, we explore Dunvegan Castle, the oldest continuously inhabited castle in Scotland and ancestral home of the Chiefs of Clan MacLeod for 800 years.
Cameras at the ready for the most photographed castle in Scotland, Eilean Donan, and onwards to Armadale Castle, spiritual home of Clan Donald, to explore the historic gardens and woodland trails around the romantic ruins of the castle.
From the colourful Georgian town of Tobermory, there is the opportunity to enjoy Glengorm Castle, ahead of a farewell champagne reception at the imposing Duart Castle, hosted by Sir Lachlan Maclean, current Chief of the Clan Maclean.
Travel Plan – 6 nights
Tuesday 13th August Oban - Embarkation.
Wednesday 14th August Rum - Kinloch Castle.
Cruise the Sea of the Hebrides.
Thursday 15th August Castlebay, Barra - Kisimul Castle. Lochboisdale, South Uist - Kildonan Museum.
Friday 16th August Loch Dunvegan, Skye - Dunvegan Castle. Scenic cruise.
Saturday 17th August Kyle of Lochalsh - Eilean Donan Castle. Armadale, Skye - Armadale Castle.
Sunday 18th August Tobermory, Mull - Glengorm Castle. Craignure, Mull - Duart Castle with champagne reception.
Monday 19th August Oban - Disembarkation.
Glengorm Castle, Mull
Armadale Castle, Skye
Guest Speaker Ben Buxton
Ben Buxton has had a life-long passion for the Scottish islands, with a particular interest in the Outer Hebrides. He has written two books on the archaeology and history of the five small islands south of Barra: Mingulay, an Island and its People (Birlinn, revised edition 2016) and The Vatersay Raiders (Birlinn, 2008). An archaeologist by training, he works as a museums and heritage consultant.
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