Flora MacDonald’s castle re-opens to visitors
Dunstaffnage Castle has re-opened its doors to visitors.
The castle, outside Oban, which was the stronghold of the MacDougalls, has played a key role in Scotland’s past, perhaps most famously known for where Flora MacDonald was held in 1746 before being sent to the Tower of London for aiding Bonnie Prince Charlie’s escape.
The castle, operated by Historic Environment Scotland (HES), is now open to visitors as part of a continued rolling programme of re-opening of historic sites across the country.
Alex Paterson, HES chief executive, said: ‘We are pleased to have even more of our sites re-opening across the country, including Dunstaffnage Castle, providing visitors with the opportunity to enjoy much-loved heritage attractions once again.
‘With more than 5,000 years of history in our care, we’ve adopted a phased approach to re-opening, providing as diverse a mix of attractions as possible, as well as reviewing and implementing the individual re-opening requirements of each site, in line with Scottish Government guidance.
‘We are now looking forward to welcoming visitors back to even more sites, providing further opportunities to enjoy Scotland’s diverse and globally renowned historic environment.’
All sites will follow the HES minimum operating standards, which were developed to set a benchmark for the safe re-opening of historic sites and resumption of operational activities.
To guarantee entry, tickets should be booked online in advance from the HES website and are now on sale. To book and for more information on further HES sites re-opening, visit historyawaits.scot