Doune Castle
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Doune Castle is a late medieval castle in the ancient county of Stirling, Perthshire, Scotland. It stands on a rocky promontory above the river Teith, 13 kilometers southeast of the town of Callander in the foothills of the Trossachs mountains in the Scottish Highlands.
History
The castle was, 1st Duke of Albany probably built around 1390 by Robert Stewart of an older fortification. In the 15th and 16th centuries it was used by the Scottish monarchs, including Mary Queen of Scots, as a country residence and hunting lodge. At their second uprising in 1745, they used the Jacobites as a prison. In the 19th century the castle has been restored.
Today, the system of the state conservation authority Historic Scotland and is managed can be viewed from entrance money.
Plant
The unfinished castle is protected on three sides by steep slopes. Access from the north is fixed by earthworks. To a spacious, surrounded by high walls, the courtyard, the residential and official buildings, including as the dominant structure in the 30 -meter-high, four-story residential tower Lord 's Hall, through the ground floor of the 14 -meter long leads arched doorway, and the Great Hall group with kitchen.
Trivia
In Walter Scott's novel Waverley first-born, the castle is a refuge of the protagonist Edward Waverley.
The castle is known as the setting for the movie The Holy Grail of the British comedy troupe Monty Python, in which it is place of action in several scenes as Camelot, " Castle doses fright " ( Castle Anthrax) and "Swamp Castle " ( Swamp Castle).
In addition, here were shooting instead for the American epic fantasy TV series Game of Thrones.