Written by Beth Reid
Doune Castle has long captured the imagination, starring as a location in dramas such as Game of Thrones, Outlaw King, Monty Python, and Outlander. It towers over the River Teith in the Stirlingshire countryside, and its grand walls and stature make it clear that this was a castle fit for a king. The king may not have lived here, but Doune Castle was constructed in the fourteenth-century by one of the most dramatic figures of medieval Scotland, who came very close to achieving the crown he so coveted – Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany.
Photograph by @caledonianino
Photograph by @caledonianino
Written by Beth Reid
Beth Reid is a Scottish history graduate, currently undertaking an MRes in Historical Research specialising in medieval Scotland. Beth runs a microblog on Instagram and has written for Hidden Scotland, The History Corner, and the Historians Magazine.
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