| Title: |
Doune Castle.
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| Issue: |
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 72 |
| Series: |
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
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| Volume: |
72
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| Number of Pages: |
409 |
| Page Start/End: |
73 - 83 |
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| Licence Type: |
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| Publication Type: |
Journal
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| Abstract: |
Doune Castle was built within the earthworks of an earlier dun or fort towards the end of the fourteenth century, by Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, Regent of Scotland in the reign of Robert III and James I. The castle is an irregular pentagon in plan, the habitable buildings being on the north and north-west sides, while the remainder of the enclosure is screened by a high and massive curtain wall. The components of the castle are described in detail. it has much in common with the French Chateau de Pierrefonds, erected by the Duc d'Orleans about 1390'”1400. There also similarities with Sanquhar Castle in Nithsdale. |
| Year of Publication: |
1937
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| Subjects / Periods: |
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FORT
(Monument Type England)
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| Doune Castle Doune Castle (Auto Detected Subject) |
| Fourteenth Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Enclosure (Auto Detected Subject) |
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CASTLE
(Monument Type England)
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| Source: |
ADS Archive
(ADS Archive)
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| Created Date: |
18 Nov 2013 |
