Great photos, but why is the Eilean Donan Castle flag at half mast?
From their facebook page......
CLOSURE NOTICE
On Tuesday 21st of July, the funeral of our beloved Pam, who served the castle faithfully for 20 years will take place. As such, the entire operation at Eilean Donan will be closed from 11.15am in order that her castle family can accompany her on her final journey.
That afternoon, we shall be leaving our gates open, allowing visitors to cross onto the island and access the exterior of the castle. We will then re-open at 9.00am on Wednesday 22nd July.
We apologise for any inconvenience at this hugely difficult time for the Eilean Donan team, and thank you again for all the condolences and messages of support we've received in recent days. May I also add that Pam's family have been incredibly touched by them all. Thank you for your understanding.
and from a couple of days prior
A huge and ever-present light went out in our castle life today, as we lost our much-loved Pam after a short illness. For 20 years Eilean Donan was the absolute centre of her life along with her beloved husband Alistair. Over the years she welcomed quite literally millions of visitors to the castle, with elegance, a smile and a highland twinkle in her eye. She will be hugely missed by everyone who knew her, and I'm not quite sure if our castle family will ever quite be the same again. Our thoughts and prayers are with all the MacRae family at this terribly difficult time.
Sad times indeed. A nice gesture from them.