Doune (/duːn/; from Scottish Gaelic: An Dùn, meaning 'the fort') is a burgh within Perthshire. The town is administered by Stirling Council. Doune is assigned...
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Doune Castle is a medieval stronghold near the village of Doune, in the Stirling council area of central Scotland and the historic county of Perthshire...
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Doune Hillclimb, Carse of Cambus, near Doune in the district of Stirling, Scotland, is the home of the only round of the British Hill Climb Championship...
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Earl of Moray (redirect from Lord Doune)
with this creation are: Lord Abernethy and Strathearn (created 1562), Lord Doune (1581) and Lord St Colme (1611). Furthermore, Lord Moray holds the title...
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Doune is a remote hamlet on the south bank of the River Oykel, situated 2 miles west of Rosehall and 5 miles east of Lubcroy, in Sutherland, Scottish...
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1st Lord Doune (1529-1590) was a Scottish landowner. James Stewart was the son of Sir James Stewart of Beith (d. 1547), Constable of Doune Castle, who...
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James Stewart, 2nd Lord Doune, jure uxoris 2nd Earl of Moray (c. 1565 – 7 February 1592), was a Scottish nobleman. He was murdered by George Gordon, Earl...
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William Doune was a 14th-century English priest. Doune was ordained in 1342. He was Archdeacon of Leicester from 1354 until his death in 1361. He was a...
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Vale of Teith F.C. (section Doune Castle)
Vale of Teith Football Club was an association football club from Doune in Perthshire, Scotland. Vale of Teith was founded in 1877 and took its name from...
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The Doune of Invernochty is a 12th-century castle in the Cairngorms National Park in Scotland, of which only earthworks survive. The Royal Commission...
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Doune Hill (734 m) is a peak in the foothills of the Grampian Mountains of Scotland. It is located near the village of Luss in Argyll and Bute, west of...
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The Doune of Relugas is a hill fort located 9.25 kilometres (5.75 mi) south south west of Forres in Moray, Scotland. It is situated on a rocky knoll rising...
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Dun Carloway (redirect from Doune Carloway)
Dun Carloway (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Chàrlabhaigh) is a broch situated in the district of Carloway, on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, Scotland (grid...
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The Dunblane, Doune and Callander Railway was opened in 1858 to connect Callander and Doune with the Scottish railway network. When promoters wished to...
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SS Olympia (redirect from SS Doune Castle)
Klondike Gold Rush. She was wrecked in 1910. Olympia was laid down as SS Doune Castle but launched as SS Dunbar Castle in 1883 by Barclay, Curle and Co...
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Doune Mabell Ogilvy (born 13 August 1953); served as a bridesmaid at the wedding of her uncle Angus Ogilvy and Princess Alexandra of Kent. Lady Doune...
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December 1677, Catherine Tollemache married James Stuart or Stewart, Lord Doune. He was the eldest son of James Stuart, 4th Earl of Moray and Margaret Home...
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particularly around Doune Castle, Glen Coe, and the privately owned Castle Stalker. The many castles seen throughout the film were mainly either Doune Castle shot...
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Dun Evan (redirect from Doune of Cawdor)
Dun Evan or the Doune of Cawdor is a hill fort located 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) south west of Cawdor in the Highland area of Scotland. It is situated on...
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frontier system were (from south to north): Camelon, Drumquhassle, Malling, Doune, Glenbank (fortlet), Bochastle, Ardoch, Kaims Castle (fortlet), Strageath...
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Braes of Doune Wind Farm is a wind farm located close to Stirling, Scotland and opened in 2007. The farm was built by Alfred McAlpine in 2007 and handed...
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3rd Lord Methven, d. 1586 James Stewart of Beath James Stewart, 1st Lord Doune, 1529-1590 James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Moray, 1565-1592 James Stuart, 3rd...
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Magheramorne quarry (Castle Black); and Shane's Castle (the tourney grounds). Doune Castle in Stirling, Scotland, was also used in the original pilot episode...
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Alexander Ferguson, who became known as 'Sweetie Sandy'. Ferguson was born in Doune, Perthshire in 1798. He learned the confectionery trade in Glasgow, and...
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splendid arched bridge 1⁄2 mile (800 metres) southwest of Doune. The Deanston Distillery near Doune uses the Teith to supply water for the manufacture of...
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resuscitation of the injured. Medical teams from the health centres in Doune and Callander arrived shortly after. The accident and emergency department...
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Linlithgow Palace & Loch, and St Michael's Parish Church, Borthwick Castle, Doune Castle, Craigmillar Castle, Dunfermline Abbey, Glasgow Cathedral, Muiravonside...
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income for maintaining Doune Castle. He was paid for hosting James Stewart, Duke of Ross, at Doune for three weeks in 1495. Doune was regarded as a dower...
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Among various locations for the initial shooting of the pilot in 2009, Doune Castle in central Scotland was used as the location for Winterfell, including...
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Doune was a railway station located in Doune, in the council area of Stirling, Scotland. The station was rebuilt in typical Caledonian Railway style in...
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