Doune Castle

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Doune Castle is a medieval stronghold in central Scotland, famed for its well-preserved architecture and frequent use as a filming location in productions such as Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Outlander, and Game of Thrones.

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Doune Castle canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
medieval stronghold
architecturalStyle medieval architecture
builder Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany
category Castles in Stirling (council area)
Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Stirling (council area)
Tourist attractions in Stirling (council area)
coordinateLocation 56.185°N 4.049°W
country Scotland
depictsFictionalPlace Castle Leoch in Outlander
Winterfell in early Game of Thrones scenes
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 30 metres
filmingLocationFor Game of Thrones
Ivanhoe
surface form: Ivanhoe (1997 TV series)

Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Outlander
The Bruce (1996 film)
hasPart courtyard
gatehouse
great hall
kitchen
tower house
hasVisitorCentre true
heritageDesignation Category A listed building
Scheduled monument
inception 14th century
locatedIn Doune
Stirling
central Scotland
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Stirling council area
locatedOnWater Ardoch Burn
River Teith
managedBy Historic Environment Scotland
materialUsed stone
namedAfter village of Doune
nearby Blair Drummond Safari Park
Stirling Castle
offers audio tour
openToPublic true
ownedBy Historic Environment Scotland
partOf Scottish royal residences network
significantEvent rebuilding in late 14th century
significantPeriod Late Middle Ages
touristAttraction true
usedFor filming location
fortified stronghold
hunting lodge
royal residence

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Stirlingshire containsHistoricSite Doune Castle
Clan Stewart historicalSeat Doune Castle
Doune hasNotableLandmark Doune Castle
Doune hasMedievalCastle Doune Castle
Doune hasNearbyCastle Doune Castle
Doune hasTourismAttraction Doune Castle
the Moray family hasNotableSeat Doune Castle
subject surface form: Moray family
the Moray family hasHistoricStronghold Doune Castle
subject surface form: Moray family