We later went to the Dunvegan castle - home of the MacLeod clan who controlled half of the Isle of Skye with part of the mainland and other islands. The castle has some beautiful grounds with some well kept gardens. Inside the castle there were memorabilia including a 2.2L drinking horn John MacLeod was said to have drink the entire contents of within 2 minutes, a flag from 4th to 7 th century, and a 2.5 kg broadsword or the original MacLeod s. The castle was still the residence of current day MacLeod who stay on the 2nd and 3rd floors when in town. The first floor, basement (servant quarters) and dungeon were on display to the public.
One thing of note is that we`ve noticed a lot of deforestation throughout Scotland. At the borders of the felled trees there appeared to be sickly discolored trees. We wondered whether this was intentional or due to disease. We definitely planted forests so purposeful deforestation definitely played a role. however, we also noted greenish tree moss that seemed to be affecting a lot of the trees here. A parasite perhaps?
Along our travels we saw many sheep along the road. Of particular cuteness are the babies of course...
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