Set on Trotternish, Skye’s most northerly peninsula, Duntulm Castle is an ancient fortification. It started life an Iron Age broch and then became a Pictish fort. The Vikings then used Duntulm as a strategic stronghold. Finally, it was used as a castle first by the MacLeods and then by the MacDonalds. They abandoned the castle in about 1730 in favour of Monkstadt House nearby. Numerous legends are associated with Duntulm, including the story of a nursemaid who accidentally dropped the baby son of the Clan Chief from the castle window.
