Rating
4.4/5 (based on Google user reviews)
User Reviews
Amanda Cardin (8 months ago)
Could not make it over due to high tide. No car park that we found, saw some old boats.
Could not make it over due to high tide. No car park that we found, saw some old boats.
Jen L (8 months ago)
Great place to watch sunset. Great views, nice stop for half an hour
Great place to watch sunset. Great views, nice stop for half an hour
HanMat AusOex (10 months ago)
Make this your first stop as you enter Skye. If you can get there during low tide, make the climb to the top. It's a amazing experience and cool thought that you get to climb and stand in these old ruins. It was a little busy with other people but not too bad.
Make this your first stop as you enter Skye. If you can get there during low tide, make the climb to the top. It's a amazing experience and cool thought that you get to climb and stand in these old ruins. It was a little busy with other people but not too bad.
Christopher Hodds (11 months ago)
beautiful setting and a nice introduction to the Isle of Skye and views of the water between the mainland and isle. Only a short walk from the road, however you’ll need to cross around the edge of a bay which can be very slippery and getting to the castle can be a challenging scramble due to erosion
beautiful setting and a nice introduction to the Isle of Skye and views of the water between the mainland and isle. Only a short walk from the road, however you’ll need to cross around the edge of a bay which can be very slippery and getting to the castle can be a challenging scramble due to erosion
Sarah Takahashi (3 years ago)
Caisteal Maol (Kyleakin Castle) is a ruined castle that overlooks the strait of Kyle Akin between Skye and the mainland dating back to the 1400’s, though the site has a much longer history. The castle is also known as Dun Akyn, Dunakin Castle, Kyleakin Castle, and means “bare castle”. According to history, Clann Chief Findanus of Clann MacKinnon, who was the Great-Grandson of Pictish King Alpín mac Echdach of the MacAlpin dynasty, occupied this site in the 900’s, before the site was reused to build Caisteal Maol. Dunakin Castle was the home of Findanus and his Norse Princess known as “saucy Mary”. The last occupant of Caisteal Maol was Neill MacKinnon around 1601, of Clann MacKinnon. Whilst the castle tower has been left to ruin, it has become a well known landmark and truly adds to the gorgeous landscape no matter the time of day or weather. Even if you don’t go to the castle itself you can get a gorgeous landscape photo just across from the castle on the small path. If you are walking to the castle wear good footwear as the ground is very wet and boggy. The proper short path to the castle is accessible during low tide, but if the tide is in and you’re determined to visit then you need to walk around the boggy marshland which can be arduous, but worth it for the gorgeous view.
Caisteal Maol (Kyleakin Castle) is a ruined castle that overlooks the strait of Kyle Akin between Skye and the mainland dating back to the 1400’s, though the site has a much longer history. The castle is also known as Dun Akyn, Dunakin Castle, Kyleakin Castle, and means “bare castle”. According to history, Clann Chief Findanus of Clann MacKinnon, who was the Great-Grandson of Pictish King Alpín mac Echdach of the MacAlpin dynasty, occupied this site in the 900’s, before the site was reused to build Caisteal Maol. Dunakin Castle was the home of Findanus and his Norse Princess known as “saucy Mary”. The last occupant of Caisteal Maol was Neill MacKinnon around 1601, of Clann MacKinnon. Whilst the castle tower has been left to ruin, it has become a well known landmark and truly adds to the gorgeous landscape no matter the time of day or weather. Even if you don’t go to the castle itself you can get a gorgeous landscape photo just across from the castle on the small path. If you are walking to the castle wear good footwear as the ground is very wet and boggy. The proper short path to the castle is accessible during low tide, but if the tide is in and you’re determined to visit then you need to walk around the boggy marshland which can be arduous, but worth it for the gorgeous view.
