It was from the top of the wall on the left that the "French" knight taunted King Arthur with lines such as "I don't want to talk to you no more, you empty=headed animal food trough wiper" and
"Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries". It was to the door on the right (covered by scaffolding on the day of our visit) to which the "Trojan Rabbit" was wheeled.
The scene where Sir Lancelot indiscriminately kills a large number of wedding guests was filmed in this courtyard. If you are a fan of the film,
you might be interested in this YouTube video which shows more detail about this castle and the scenes filmed therein.
The Kitchen
The large archway was a fireplace.
The opposite end of the Kitchen
Servery hatches
The Great Hall (restored in the 1880s) was where the "Camelot" song was filmed:
"We're Knights of the Round Table.
We dance whene'er we're able.
We do routines and chorus scenes
With footwork impeccable.
We dine well here in Camelot.
We eat ham and jam and spam a lot."
Another visitor to Doune Castle
The Duke's Hall (as restored in the 1880s)
The Duke's Hall
The reason for this double fireplace in the Duke's Hall is lost in time.
From Doune Castle, we drove to our accommodation
in Stirling. We asked for advice re the best way to get to
Stirling Castle and were told to use the "Park and Ride" bus. We
duly drove to the "Park and Ride" location where we found that
it does not operate on Sundays! Luckily, there was a taxi there
so we used that to get to the castle. The driver gave us his
card so that we could call when we wanted to do the return trip.
Stirling Castle is built high upon a volcanic crag which dominates the plains below. Most of the buildings were constructed between 1490 and 1600.
This section of the castle was built by James IV around 1500.
The Great Hall was completed in 1503. At that time, it was the largest secular space in Scotland.
There were numerous gargoyles and grotesques on the exterior walls of the palace
The Queen's Outer Hall. The interiors of many rooms of the palace have been restored to look as much like the originals as possible. The work took a decade of research and craftsmanship, at a cost of £12 million.
There were guides dressed up in period clothes ready to answer questions.
The Queen's Inner Hall
Each one of these tapestries took between two and four years of painstaking work to complete. They tell the story of the hunt for a unicorn.
This is the Queen's Bedchamber. I don't know what the lutenist was doing in her bedroom!
Stirling Castle is built high upon a volcanic crag which dominates the plains below. Most of the buildings were constructed between 1490 and 1600.
This section of the castle was built by James IV around 1500.
The Great Hall was completed in 1503. At that time, it was the largest secular space in Scotland.
There were numerous gargoyles and grotesques on the exterior walls of the palace
The Queen's Outer Hall. The interiors of many rooms of the palace have been restored to look as much like the originals as possible. The work took a decade of research and craftsmanship, at a cost of £12 million.
There were guides dressed up in period clothes ready to answer questions.
The Queen's Inner Hall
Each one of these tapestries took between two and four years of painstaking work to complete. They tell the story of the hunt for a unicorn.
This is the Queen's Bedchamber. I don't know what the lutenist was doing in her bedroom!
