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Advertising Poster Eilean Donan Castle Scotland GPO - Original vintage General Post Office GPO advertising poster - This is Eilean Donan Castle Correct Address: Dornie, Kyle, Ross-shire Please use your correct address - featuring a painting by the English painter, illustrator, stage designer and teacher, John Minton (1917-1957), depicting this historic 13th century Eilean Donan Castle with the old stone bridge and people in front of a boat in the foreground, the sky in dramatic blue, pink and purple shades above and the text on the margin below. The picturesque and iconic Eilean Donan Castle is located on a small island at the meeting point of three sea lochs by the fishing village of Dornie in the Scottish Highlands (Loch Long, Loch Dulch and Loch Alsh); the island is named after the Celtic saint Donnan of Eigg who is believed to have founded a church there in the 7th century. Excellent condition. Country of issue: UK, designer: John Minton, size (cm): 37x24.5, year of printing: 1950s.