Caisteal Maol
[2] The castle, an ancient seat of the Mackinnon clan, was a fortress commanding the strait of Kyle Akin between Skye and the mainland, through which all ships had to pass or else attempt the stormy passage of The Minch.According to that tradition, Alpín mac Echdach's great-grandson Findanus, the 4th MacKinnon chief, brought Dunakin into the clan around the year 900 by marrying a Norse princess nicknamed 'Saucy Mary'.[3] The Princess lies buried on Beinn na Caillich on Skye, her face reputedly turned towards Norway.Whatever the veracity of the castle's traditional history, there is good reason for supposing the existence of a connection of some kind with Norway.[4] Medieval and early modern documents also refer to the castle itself as Dunakin (Dun-Haakon), which is again strongly suggestive of a Norse connection.
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