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Doune Castle

Name: Doune Castle
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Location: Kilmadock, Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom

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1. Doune Clock Tower – Woodhouse Deli & Cafe loop from Dunblane

49.4km

02:14

360m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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2. River Teith – Red Squirrel Spotting Area loop from Bridge of Allan

52.5km

02:29

400m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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3. Lake of Menteith – Lake of Menteith loop from Doune

54.2km

02:33

580m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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Michèle Linton

December 16, 2023

Recent research has shown that Doune Castle was originally built in the thirteenth century, then probably damaged in the Scottish Wars of Independence,[1] before being rebuilt in its present form in the late 14th century by Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany (c. 1340–1420), the son of King Robert II of Scots, and Regent of Scotland from 1388 until his death. Duke Robert's stronghold has survived relatively unchanged and complete, and the whole castle was traditionally thought of as the result of a single period of construction at this time.[2] The castle passed to the crown in 1425, when Albany's son was executed, and was used as a royal hunting lodge and dower house. In the later 16th century, Doune became the property of the Earls of Moray. The castle saw military action during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and Glencairn's rising in the mid-17th century, and during the Jacobite risings of the late 17th century and 18th century. By 1800 the castle was ruined, but restoration works were carried out in the 1880s, prior to its passing into state care in the 20th century. It is now maintained by Historic Environment Scotland.
The castle has been used in many Dramas and Films Ivanhoe, Outlaw King and is probably most famous for being Winterfell in Game of Thrones and Castle Leoch in Outlander.

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Location: Kilmadock, Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Doune Castle

1. Doune Clock Tower – Woodhouse Deli & Cafe loop from Dunblane

2. River Teith – Red Squirrel Spotting Area loop from Bridge of Allan

3. Lake of Menteith – Lake of Menteith loop from Doune

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