A company advertising a competition to win a £2,000 luxury holiday to Ireland have blundered by using a photo of a castle in Scotland . And the mistake has been met with anger by officials at popular tourist hotspot north of the border . The contest to win a trip to the Emerald Isle is being promoted with a picture of Eilean Donan Castle , which is in the western Highlands and seen by many as one of Scotland 's most famous castle . WomenFreebies.co.uk used a photo of Scottish Castle Eilean Donan to advertise a competition for Ireland . Unsurprisingly , the use of the Scottish castle advertising a holiday to Ireland did n't go down too well ... The Eilean Donan Castle officials had some words of advice for the website WomenFreebies.co.uk . The image was posted to the Facebook page of WomenFreebies.co.uk with the caption 'Like if you 'd love to visit Ireland ' . The page has almost 800,000 followers and thousands liked the post , but eagle-eyed Scots spotted the gaffe and pointed out the mistake . Nikki Thompson , 63 , of Ardrishaig in Argyll , said : ' I laughed to myself . I knew right away that it was the Eilean Donan - it 's not in Ireland . 'It 's obviously the wrong castle in the wrong place . 'If you are going to advertise a luxury holiday in Ireland , you should at least have a picture of Ireland , you would think . ' I actually messaged them but they never got back to me . ' Eilean Donan Castle 's website describes the site as 'one of the most iconic images of Scotland . The first fortified castle was built in the mid 13th century and stood guard over the lands of Kintail . And officials at the castle waded into the topic when they posted their own response on the competition page by writing : 'We are NOT impressed at all ! ! ! ' . On the castle 's official Facebook page they posted some advice for the competition organisers by writing : 'Somebody somewhere REALLY needs a Geography lesson ! And fast ! ! ' Also on Facebook , Martin Davis wrote : 'If you want to visit THIS castle , then you 'd have to be in Scotland ! Eilean Donan Castle in the Highlands ! ' Kathryn Seddon added : 'Sounds nice , but it 's a shame they ca n't show a picture of Ireland and not Eilean Donan Castle in the beautiful Scottish Highlands ! ' The administrators of the page have not responded to a request for comment . Eilean Donan Castle 's website describes the site as 'one of the most iconic images of Scotland , 'recognised all around the world , ' and that the castle is now 'one of the most visited and important attractions in the Scottish highlands . ' The first fortified castle was built in the mid 13th century and stood guard over the lands of Kintail . Since then , at least four different versions of the castle have been built and re-built as the feudal history of Scotland unfolded through the centuries . The beautiful castle is now one of the most visited and important attractions in the Scottish highlands .
The contest to win a trip to Ireland using a picture of Eilean Donan Castle . Eagle-eyed Scots spotted the gaffe and pointed out the mistake . almost 800,000 Facebook user writes : 'Sounds nice , but it 's a shame they ca n't show a picture of Ireland '