What is recorded here

Doune Castle is a late 14th-century tower house and courtyard built by Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, on a wooded bend where the Ardoch Burn meets the River Teith. It survived wars, changed owners, and became ruined before 1880s restoration, yet its stone rooms still frame the shape of a royal household that once lived there. The castle stands complete enough to imagine kitchens, halls, and guard towers working together, even though much of what happened inside has faded from memory.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Doune Castle as Natural Feature (period Unknown). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Doune Castle was built by Sir William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas, in the late 14th century. It is important as a well-preserved example of a medieval Scottish border castle and is associated with historical events during the Wars of Scottish Independence.

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