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	Doune Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		Doune's history goes back at least as far as the Romans, who probably had a fort here in the area later occupied by Doune Castle.
		Doune's centre today is the Mercat Cross, standing in a triangular area at which the main streets intersect.
		Doune is bounded to the south by the River Teith.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /doune/doune/index.html (549 words)

	Tour Historic Doune
		Doune Castle is not readily glimpsed from the town itself, strangely enough lying in a low but strong position at the junction of Ardoch and Teith.
		After the execution of Murdoch Stewart and his sons, the castle and earldom was merged with the Crown, until James IV settled it on his English queen, Margaret Tudor--who, in 1525 passed it to her third husband, Henry Stewart, Lord Methven, actually a descendant of Albany.
		Not far to the east of Doune Castle, on higher ground, is the most attractive late 6th century lesser laird's house of Newton Doune, a small L-planned fortalice, harled and pink-washed, unusual in that its wing has a rounded not a square gable.
	www.scotland247.co.uk /doune-castle2.htm (1138 words)

	Doune Castle Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		It depends on your taste in films: Doune Castle is a place of pilgrimage for Monty Python fans from all over the world who come to see the place where they filmed "Monty Python and the Holy Grail".
		Doune Castle was built at the end of the 1300s for Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany (see our Historical Timeline).
		Doune Castle then became a royal retreat and hunting lodge and was used by successive monarchs for more than a century.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /doune/dounecastle (735 words)

	Doune Castle & Mary, Queen of Scots (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Doune's position at the cross road of routes from the south to the north and west, made it an extremely enviable stronghold in the middle ages.
		Doune served as a royal hunting lodge and was occasionally used by Mary, Queen of Scots.
		Doune was held by forces loyal to her until 1570.
	www.marie-stuart.co.uk /Castles/Doune.htm (313 words)

	Doune Castle History
		Doune Castle was built around the end of the 14th century by Robert Stewart, the first duke of Albany.
		Siezed by James I in 1425, Doune became a royal castle and over the next century was used as a retreat by kings James I, II, III and IV.
		In the Jacobite uprising of 1745, Doune was seized by the rebels under Bonnie Prince Charlie.
	www.darkisle.com /d/doune/douneh.html (238 words)

	CastleXplorer - Doune Castle
		Doune Castle lies south-east of Doune village on a promontory between the River Teith and the Ardoch Burn.
		In 1570, the keeper of Doune Castle, Sir James Stewart, was given the title Lord Doune.
		Doune was garrisoned by government troops during the Jacobite risings of 1689 and 1715.
	www.castlexplorer.co.uk /scotland/doune/doune.php (315 words)

	Travels in Scotland : Castles and Towers : Doune Castle
		Doune was later used as a hunting seat by James II and a dower house for Mary of Gueldres, Margaret of Denmark, and Margaret Tudor, the consorts of James II,III,IV.
		In 1570, Doune was being held for the exiled Mary, Queen of Scots.
		Montrose occupied Doune in 1645; in 1689, the government of William III garrisoned the castle against covenanters.
	www.phouka.com /travel/castles/doune/doune.html (466 words)

	Illustrated Guide to Places to Visit - Doune Castle
		Doune in Stirlingshire, is three miles west of Dunblane and eight miles north-west of Stirling.
		The present Doune Castle was established at the end of the 14th century by Robert Stuart, the first Duke of Albany and younger son of King Robert II.
		So although Doune was not a royal palace at that stage, it was built by someone who was a king in all but name.
	www.rampantscotland.com /visit/blvisitdoune.htm (637 words)

	Pictures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Doune has one of Scotland's finest castles, which is the ancestral home of the 'Bonnie' Earl of Moray, half brother to Mary Queen of Scots.
		One of Doune's other claims to fame was the pistol factory established by Robert Cadell in 1645, the pistols made here were renowned all over the world and it is said that one of the Doune pistols fired the first shot in the American Civil War.
		This event was a fortuitous for both Doune Cricket Club, and the village alike as the Earl granted a 5-acre field in the centre of the village for cricket.
	www.dounecc.co.uk /History.html (1003 words)

	Scottish Accommodation Index - Doune, Scotland UK
		Doune is a charming old town famed for its castle, perched on a mound at the town’s south-eastern extremity.
		While the Doune Standing Stones, just off the B824 two miles east of the town, testify to prehistoric settlement in the area the first real evidence of settlement at the Doune site comes from the time of the Romans.
		The significance of the role of the fort in Doune’s early development cannot be overstated; even the town’s name is derived from Dun, which means fort.
	www.scottishaccommodationindex.com /dounepics.htm (804 words)

	Doune Perthshire Scotland information
		The village of Doune lies by the River Teith in southern Perthshire.
		The main attraction is Doune Castle, an impressive fortress overlooking the River Teith, dates from the 14thC.
		Doune was once famous for the manufacture of Scottish pistols, the trade having been introduced in by Robert Caddell in 1645.
	www.perthshire-scotland.co.uk /doune2.htm (166 words)

	doune castle pictures and photographs images of Scottish castles
		Doune Castle is the place where they filmed "Monty Python and the Holy Grail".
		The impressive fortress of Doune Castle was built in the late 14thC by Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, who effectively ruled Scotland during the reign of Robert III and while James I was imprisoned in England.
		This is a picture of Doune castle situated in the small hamlet of Doune in Perthshire, Scotland.
	www.scotlandforvisitors.co.uk /doune.php (332 words)

	Movies - Doune Castle
		Doune Castle is an imposing Medieval castle in central Scotland, sited on a wooded bend where a tributary joins the River Teith, across a bridge from the village of Doune.
		In 1570, the first Lord Doune, Sir James Stewart was granted possession of the castle by James V. Lord Doune's grandson became the Earl of Moray by marrying the Regent Moray's daughter, and the Earls of Moray have owned it ever since.
		During the Jacobite rising of 1745 Doune Castle became a prison for government supporters captured by the Jacobites, some of whom including the author John Home escaped by knotting together bedsheets and climbing from the kitchen window.
	listing-index.ebay.com /movies/Doune_Castle.html (924 words)

	Doune Castle
		It has a double fireplace, minstrel’s gallery and some furniture made from the gallows tree of Doune, which was blown over in 1878.
		Doune passed from the Albany family to the Crown in 1424.
		In 1525 it was given by Margaret Tudor to Henry Stewart, Lord Methven, before passing by marriage to the Stuarts.
	www.highlandtraveller.com /sites/castles/doune.html (201 words)

	USATODAY.com - Travel - News - Bring out your dead! Monty Python fans flock to Scottish castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		By Martin Cleaver, AP Cult castle: Doune castle has become a magnet for fans wanting to see where much of the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail was filmed in 1974.
		DOUNE, Scotland (AP) — Strange things happen to many a traveler while roaming the dark passages and chambers of Doune Castle.
		Doune Castle is considered the best-preserved medieval castle in Scotland.
	www.usatoday.com /travel/news/features/2003/08-monty-python.htm (1393 words)

	Doune standing stones
		Doune - a description of the standing stone alignment at Doune in Perthshire, and its astronomical significance
		Travel east from Doune on the A820 ; after 0.5km turn right onto the B824 and continue for 2km.
		This line may be an indicator of the general position of the rising northern winter full moon during the major standstill.
	www.stonesofwonder.com /doune.htm (293 words)

	Scottish Towns - Doune, Stirlingshire, Scotland
		lthough now in Stirlingshire, Doune was originally part of the parish of Kilmadock in the county of Perthshire and some still consider the village to be so.
		No one knows exactly when the castle was built but there is mention of a castle here as early as the 14th century and it is today acknowledged as one of the finest medieval structures in existance in Scotland today.
		Doune Castle was used by Charles Edward Stuart in 1746 to hold prisoners of the Battle of Falkirk.
	www.scottish-towns.co.uk /stirlingshire/doune/index.html (284 words)

	Doune photographs, maps, books & memories
		We are actively working on coverage of Scotland and Ireland which we expect to launch in 2006.
		Doune was built by Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany and Guardian of Scotland, on behalf of James I, who at the time was a captive at the English court.
		Situated to the south-east of the town on the left bank of the river Teith at its junction with the Ardoch, Doune Castle derives its name from the Gaelic word ‘dun’, meaning a fortified place.
	www.francisfrith.com /archive/scotland/Doune (271 words)

	Scotland's Doune Castle brings out the living (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Doune Castle has become a magnet for "Monty Python" fans wanting to see where much of the cult movie "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" was filmed in 1974.
		DOUNE, Scotland —; Strange things happen to many a traveler while roaming the dark passages and chambers of Doune Castle.
		The 14th-century castle was the location for much of the filming of the 1974 classic "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," considered by devotees one of the funniest films ever made.
	www.reddingemployment.com /newsarchive/20030915travel049.shtml (1154 words)

	Scotland from the Roadside - Doune (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The village was famous in the seventeenth century for the manufacture of pistols, considered the finest in the land at the time, and later became a cotton-manufacturing town, with mills at Deanston on the other side of the River Teith.
		Doune Castle, to the east of the village, sits a promontory between the River Teith and the Ardoch Burn.
		Following the A84 north west from Doune leads to the Doune Motor Museum, which features a collection of fifty cars, and the adjacent Doune Park Gardens.
	www.ourscotland.co.uk /doune.htm (165 words)

	Doune, Knoydart in Inverness-Shire Home Cooking
		Much of the produce is home-grown or caught in the bay of Doune.
		Owner's Description : DOUNE is a group of stone lodges which are located right on the waterfront and from which you can listen to the Sound of Sleat lapping over the pebbles.
		The verandah leads to the dining room which doubles as the information office where you may enjoy good hospitality and cooking.
	www.taste-of-scotland.com /members/doune.html (162 words)

	Sites Detail
		Built for the Regent Albany, Doune Castle is a magnificent late 14th century courtyard castle.
		Its most striking feature is the 100ft high gatehouse which includes the splendid Lord's Hall with its musicians' gallery, double fireplace and carved oak screen.
		In Doune, 16km north west of Stirling off the A84.
	www.historic-scotland.gov.uk /properties_sites_detail?propertyID=PL_092 (276 words)

	Doune Holidays Knoydart
		Set amongst the magnificent coastal scenery of the Scottish Hebrides, Doune is on the Western shore of the Knoydart peninsula - one of Europe's last wild places.
		Remote and peaceful, there is no road so we collect our guests from Mallaig in one of our own boats.
		There is fabulous walking, wildlife, diving and sailing - our boats Gripper, Mary Doune and Eda Frandsen are the key.
	www.doune-knoydart.co.uk (223 words)

	Red Lion Hotel - Doune \| The right place to stay in Scotland :: Doune close up
		Doune lies seven miles north west of Stirling.
		The village's more recent history owes much to the Castle in whose shadow it originally grew.
		The castle was roofless by 1800 but restored later in the century.
	www.redlion-doune.com /doune/doune.php (1098 words)

	Doune ADSL Campaign
		On 28 July 2004, the date of ADSL Enablement for the Doune Exchange, a small event was held at the exchange.
		Although this date is when ADSL will be available in the Doune area, it may take 8 or 9 days for the ISPs to update their database to show that Broadband is available in Doune.
		The trigger of 250 for the Doune exchange was published as part of a 2300 exchange trigger announcement by BT on 17 November 2003.
	www.freewebs.com /dounebb (737 words)

	Doune - The Campaign (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		On Monday 17 November, Doune was set a trigger level by British Telecom Wholesale of 250.
		The trigger for Doune was published as part of a 2300 exchange trigger announcement by BT.
		When all the exchanges that have received trigger levels are enabled, 99.1% of UK homes will be connected to an enabled exchange.
	lightstraw.co.uk /ate/main/broadband/doune4.html (371 words)

	doune - OneLook Dictionary Search
		Tip: Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "doune" is defined.
		DOUNE : 1911 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica [home, info]
		Phrases that include doune: doune carloway, doune castle, doune railway station, lord doune
	onelook.com /?w=doune (91 words)

	Lothian Car Club history of Doune (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Lothian Car Club (Edinburgh) Limited, a Company Limited by Guarantee was Founded and Incorporated on the 8th of September 1948 to promote motorsport and motorcycle racing.
		The Doune Speed Hillclimb Course is recognised as one of the sports premier venues in Britian and hosts two rounds of the British Speed Hillclimb Championship and four rounds of the Scottish Hill Climb Championship annually.
		The Course was designed by Ray Fielding and is of 1350metres in length.
	www.dounehillclimb.com /history.htm (254 words)

	Doune
		The new fire station in Graham Street, Doune, was officially opened last night (Wednesday) by Major D. Bowser, O.B.E., J.P., Convener of Perth and Kinross County Council, by breaking the glass in an emergency fire alarm and pressing a button.
		A new fire station was opened at Doune on Wednesday by Major D.C. Bowser convener of the County of Perth and chairman of Perth and Kinross Joint County Council.
		The new station is of modern contemporary design and replaces old premises in Castle Hill, Doune, which have been in existence since National Fire Service days in 1941.
	www.btinternet.com /~graeme.kirkwood/CSFB/S5.htm (969 words)

	Lothian Car Club Web Site
		Results for the September 2006 Doune Hillclimb in various styles are available in Acrobat format here
		Marshalling is an exciting and vital job to ensure the safety of all involved.
		To advertise in the Doune Hillclimb programme please contact Tony Wood on 07801-280919 or by email Tony Wood
	www.dounehillclimb.com (117 words)

	Doune Knoydart accommodation
		At Doune, we can cater for individuals, couples, large or small families, groups and larger functions such as weddings and corporate events.
		It is no problem to book the whole of Doune for larger groups or a special occasion.
		For further information write to Martin Davies at Doune, Knoydart, Mallaig, Inverness-shire, PH41 4PL, UK.
	www.doune-knoydart.co.uk /accommodation.html (170 words)

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