Doune
Doune maps (1 available)
Map of Perthshire
Beautifully hand-drawn and coloured, dating from around 1840
See this old map of Perthshire
Doune books (2 available)
Falkirk - A History & Celebration
Hardback
So You Think You Know? Falkirk
Hardback
- 5 photos on Doune appear in 1 Frith books - View photos of Doune
- Read extracts and see photos from these books on Doune and Perthshire
Doune memories
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Doune
I lived in Surrey but used to travel to Doune to visit Margaret & George Paterson who owned Watston Farm in Doune. Living in a city I loved going up to the farm for holidays and had my last visit to them in 1973 when I came over from Australia with my husband, son and daughter (where I moved to in 1963). I am visiting Scotland again in September 08 and look forward to revisiting Doune, Kippen and Stirling where I have happy memories of great holidays. Bette Schoots (nee Miller).
Contributed by Bette Schoots
Perthshire memories
Doune
I lived in Surrey but used to travel to Doune to visit Margaret & George Paterson who owned Watston Farm in Doune. Living in a city I loved going up to the farm for holidays and had my last visit to them in 1973 when I came over from Australia with my husband, son and daughter (where I moved to in 1963). I am visiting Scotland again in September 08 and look forward to revisiting Doune, Kippen and Stirling where I have happy memories of great holidays. Bette Schoots (nee Miller).
A memory of Doune contributed by Bette Schoots
miners
seems likea "million" years ago, but I was ( 6 yrs ) old and remember at holiday fridays,standing with a few other kids outside the pit-baths at the devon pit, asking miners if we could take their bags "pit clothes" home for them, and get a tip...
thrupenny bit, was a lot back then.
A memory of Fishcross contributed by charlie Bradley
The name of the hotel was The Munro Hotel, after the owner who built it. It's now called The Munro Inn.
A memory of Strathyre contributed by J Jardine
Extracts From Doune & Perthshire books
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. The four-storey keep-gatehouse is 95 feet high, and is flanked by a five-storey round tower. The castle stands on the bank of the River Teith at its junction with the Ardoch.
An extract from from"50 Classics - Castles".
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. It differs from the earlier great castles such as Kildrummy and Bothwell, in that the domestic apartments are incorporated into the gatehouse. In older castles the practice was to position them to the rear of the courtyard.
An extract from from"Scotland".
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. It differs from the earlier great castles such as Kildrummy and Bothwell in that the living apartments are incorporated into the gatehouse. In older castles the practice was to position them to the rear of the courtyard.
An extract from from"Scottish Castles".
Doune was conceived as a courtyard castle, but was never finished. It was built by Robert Stewart, first Duke of Albany, Guardian of Scotland on behalf of the captive James I. The principal feature is the four-storey keep-gatehouse which rises 95 ft high. It is flanked by a five-storey round tower, and the small ruined structure corbelled out from it on the left (first floor) is in fact a privy and not a doorway.
An extract from from"Scottish Castles".
Robert died in 1420, and his lands and titles passed to his son Murdoch. In 1424 James returned to Scotland after spending eighteen years as the ‘guest’ of the English court. He was also angry; angry that Robert Stewart had done precious little to secure his freedom. With the first Duke already in his grave, revenge fell upon Murdoch and other members of the Stewart family. Arrested, tried for treason and condemned, Murdoch Stewart died by the axe on Heading Hill, Stirling. Doune was used as a royal residence until 1528 when it was returned to a descendant of Albany.
An extract from from"Scottish Castles".