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James Bond tours of Scotland

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The James Bond tour of the Highlands of Scotland features film locations Eilean Donan Castle and Glencoe  in the Highlands plus a visit to the birthplace of the first James Bond – Sean Connery in Edinburgh and a selection of Bond cars .Phone 07305-294773 for more details . Your guide will take you to the best spots for taking pictures of Eilean Donan Castle and the beautiful scenery of Glencoe and the Highlands . Phone +44+7305-294773 for more details and bookings .

Our promise – your guide will always be friendly , helpful and informative .

  • Glen Etive ( Skyfall Glen Etive )
  • Glencoe ( Skyfall  )
  • Eilean Donan Castle ( The World Is Not Enough – 1999 )
  • Private tour of the Highlands
  • the birthplace of the first James Bond – Sean Connery in Fountainbridge , Edinburgh
  • air conditioned sedan car
  • Tour of the Highlands from Edinburgh

Eilean Donan Castle

Eilean Donan Castle is the stunning Highlands castle set on an island in the middle of three lochs. The castle is the most photographed castle in the UK and it featured in the films Highlander and James Bond . Your tour guide will take you to the three best locations for pictures of the castle .

Scottish food

At the castle the Coffee Shop serves a wonderful array of home-made produce. Wholesome soups, freshly-made sandwiches, and some of the very best home baking that the highlands has to offer. You can also enjoy hot paninis, baked potatoes, filled rolls, fresh salads and hot dishes which utilise the best of locally-sourced ingredients.

Also “Heilan Scran” ( Highland food ) is Eilean Donan’s brand new Takeaway operation, offering fresh innovative dishes in a street-food style. With alternative ways to present the best and tastiest of fresh Scottish ingredients.

Eilean Donan means Island of Donan (a religious figure from the 12th century). Eilean Donan was Clan MacKenzie’s most important stronghold from the 13th Century until it was destroyed in 1719. Robert the Bruce was given refuge in Eilean Donan Castle by John MacKenzie, Second of Kintail when he was being hunted by the English at the beginning of the fourteenth century.

Eilean Donan Castle t-shirts and prints can be bought online . Phone +44-7305-294773 for more details .

James Bond cars

Aston Martin DB5

James Bond BMW 750 as used on the set of Tomorrow Never Dies .

Lotus Espirit SI

This is a rare original car from 1976 .

This car was last displayed in public at Southwest Film Studios, Cornwall as the actual road car used in the James Bond Film, “The Spy Who Loved Me”, alongside the Aston Martin Vanquish from “Die Another Day”.

It is autographed by Richard Kiel “JAWS” on dashboard and by Caroline Munro “Naomi” on fuel filler caps.

Glencoe

Glencoe was one of the Skyfall filming locations in Scotland . A large part of the action takes place at Bond’s family home, Skyfall Lodge, which is located in awe-inspiring Glen Coe.See the stunning scenery of the paps of Glencoe , one of the most impressive peaks in Scotland. Glencoe is a beautiful rocky landscape featuring the Paps of Glencoe – giant mountains of solid rock. In the summer you might hear the piper in the car park playing a lament . When it goes quiet the silence is quite eery . Listen carefully and you might hear the wailing of ghosts from the Massacre of Glencoe. Your guide will take to the best viewing points in Glencoe .

Glen Etive and Buachaille Etive Mor

Buachaille Etive Mor is the iconic mountain in the heart of the Highlands. Glen Etive is in the heart of the Highlands and one of the Skyfall filming locations in Scotland 

Visitors coming to the area to seek out the famous James Bond’s Skyfall and Braveheart film location . Your guide will take you to the best viewpoints for capturing great pictures of Etive Mor and the waterfall on the River Coupall in front of the mountain .

 

This tour starts at 10 am and costs £360.

Eilean Donan Castle tours – phone 07305-294773

Edinburgh transfers

Our James Bond tours of Scotland set off from Edinburgh and feature visits to the top film locations in the Highlands of Scotland.

For more details about availability phone 0131 549 9785 / 07305-294773 .

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The Crown Royal castles tour of Scotland

Glamis Castle , the Crown tours of Scotland

The Crown tour of Scotland , St Andrews University , Balmoral Castle ( the summer residence of the Queen ) and Glamis Castle ( birthplace of the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret ) .

For the latest information about availability and best prices please contact Private Tours Edinburgh by phone / WhatsApp on +447305294773 or contact us online .

Filming for the Crown season six is taking place at St Andrews in Scotland . The show recreates Prince William and Kate Middleton’s university days. Ed McVey steps into the role of the university-age William and filmed scenes with Prince Charles actor Dominic West . In 2011 William and Kate got married and now have three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.

The Duke of Cambridge met his future wife while they were both studying at St Andrews University in 2001 

St Andrews is the home of golf and features the Old Course . On this tour you have an hour to explore St Andrews .

Glamis Castle is the home of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne . Glamis Castle has been the home of the Lyon family since the 14th century .

The Queen Mother was born in 1900 as Elizabeth Bowes Lyon. She spent a great deal of her childhood at Glamis Castle. On 26 April 1923 she married Prince Albert, Duke of York, second son of George V, at Westminster Abbey. Their second daughter, Princess Margaret, was born at Glamis Castle in 1930. Glamis Castle was remodelled in the 17th century to look like it does today.

Balmoral Castle

Balmoral was a favourite haunt of Queen Elizabeth II . The Queen stayed there every summer. Balmoral is private property and, unlike the monarch’s official residences , is not the property of the Crown .

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert first visited Scotland in 1842 . In February 1848 an arrangement was made that Prince Albert would buy Balmoral .

The Queen died on 8 September 2022 at the age of 96. She was the first monarch to die at Balmoral, and this was the first time a monarch had died in Scotland since James V died in 1542 at Falkland Palace .

The Crown Royal castles tour

If you have any questions about our tours or availability and bookings phone +44131 549 9785 / +447305-294773 . Message Private tours Edinburgh on Whatsapp +447305294773 , for more details or contact us online .

Private tours Edinburgh Phone +44131-549-9785 for more details or contact us online .

Lowest price guarantee – superb online prices , 30% below other OTAs .

The tour starts at 10 am and costs £295 for a group of up to four people .

The Crown tours of Scotland

For the latest information about availability and best prices please contact Private Tours Edinburgh by phone / WhatsApp on +447305294773 or contact us online .

Inclusions

professional tour guide

air conditioned sedan car

3 USB charging points

Exclusions

lunch

gratuities

entrance tickets for the castle and cathedral

Your guide will be pleased to give you recommendations for lunch at St Andrews

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Whisky and castles tours

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Looking for things to do in Edinburgh ? How about taking a tour from Edinburgh of Scotland’s amazing castles and whisky distilleries ?

Two ancient Scottish castles and two distilleries feature in this tour –

  •  Stirling Castle
  • Doune Castle
  • Deanston Highland Malt Distillery
  • Glenturret Distillery

Doune Castle featured in Monty Python and the Holy Grail , Game of Thrones and the Outlander TV series.

Stirling Castle is one of Scotland’s most impressive castles due to its imposing position and amazing architecture.

Deanston Distillery makes award-winning Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky. The Standard Tour finishes off with a tasting of Deanston 12 year old whisky .

Phone +447305-294773 , Whatsapp +447305-294773 for bookings or contact us  online .

Our whisky tours from Edinburgh include a guided tour of the distillery and a tasting of Deanston 12 year old , £5 voucher towards the purchase of any bottle of Deanston 70cl single malt whisky in the distillery shop . Duration: 50 minutes

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Doune Castle

Originally dating to the 13th Century, Doune Castle near Stirling plays Castle Leoch, home to Colum MacKenzie and his clan in Outlander TV series .

It also features in the 20th century episode when Claire and Frank Randall visit the castle on a day trip.

Once a Royal residence, Doune Castle was rebuilt by Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany in the late 14th Century.

Doune has appeared several times on screen and was widely used in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. It also represented the castle Winterfell in Game of Thrones.

Bookings can be made online on our bookings page or by phone /  Whatsapp +447305294773

2 Deanston Distillery

In 1974 Deanston produced the very first bottle of Deanston Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky.

The standard tour at Deanston costs £9 per person ( not included on tour price )

Each tour warmly welcomes you into the heart of the distillery, where Deanston makes award-winning Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky. Here you will see a traditional open top mash tun, gleaming copper stills and a must-see vaulted maturation Warehouse 2B. Join the experienced tour guides on a journey through time, taking you back to the past as a cotton mill and through the evolution of Deanston Distillery . The Standard Tour finishes off with a tasting of Deanston 12 year old whisky .

Guided tour of the distillery Includes a tasting of Deanston 12 year old , £5 voucher towards the purchase of any bottle of Deanston 70cl single malt whisky in the distillery shop Duration: 50 minutes

Every drop of Highland Single Malt is a marriage of the finest local ingredients and the skill of the craft to create the wonderful, fresh, honeyed sweetness that Deanston is known for. The Distillery has a commitment to using a traditional, hand crafted approach to our whisky embodies the honesty of our community. Our adherence to traditional methods combined with the skills and experience of our distillery team makes Deanston the unique single malt it is today.

Bookings can be made online on our bookings page or by phone /  Whatsapp +447305294773

3 Stirling Castle

Stirling Castle is one of Scotland’s most impressive castles due to its imposing position and impressive architecture.

From Stirling Castle’s ramparts, visitors can take in views of the Forth Valley and Ben Lomond , as well as two of Scotland’s most important battle sites – Stirling Bridge (1297) and Bannockburn (1314). The castle is at the head of Stirling’s historic old town.Like Edinburgh Castle , Stirling sits on a volcanic rock dominating the city skyline .

Stirling Castle is not only one of Scotland’s grandest and most imposing castles, it was also a real favourite with Scotland’s kings and queens. And their investment in it demonstrated just how much they loved to use it, as well as their desire to ensure it both impressed all who visited it, and represented a statement of their power and wealth. James IV created the Great Hall, the largest medieval banqueting hall ever built in Scotland, and James V’s Royal Palace, with its lavishly decorated Renaissance façades, was a masterpiece of the period.

Major conservation work has been carried out at Stirling Castle over many years to preserve the attraction as a major national and international monument. The refurbishment of the Great Hall was completed a couple of years ago . A particular feature of the Great Hall is stained glass windows featuring clan crests . A number of banquets and concerts are held in the Hall throughout the year .

Phone 07305-294773 for bookings or contact us  online .

Whisky and castles tours

4 Glenturret Distillery, Crieff

The historic site of the Glenturret Distillery has been soaked in whisky since the early 17th century with early accounts of illicit stills and bothies since at least 1717. The one thing that those early bothies have in common with today’s distillery is that they all drew their waters from the cool, clear Turret Burn and used similar methods and equipment.

A taste of a Glenturret single malt should be as close to taking a step back in time as you could possibly get, and the only authentic traditional Scottish whisky experience.

At Glenturret Distillery, the whisky is still made By Hand and By Heart, an artisan process that evolved hundreds of years ago and is still used today in the production of The Glenturret single malt.

The award-winning Glenturret single malt is produced using traditional methods slowly, patiently and in small precious quantities. The Glenturret is renowned and celebrated for its quality, glorious bouquet and natural golden hue.

The tour takes about an hour and costs £10 per person .

Phone +447305-294773 for bookings or contact us online . This tour costs £345

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distillery tour tickets

  • whisky tours
  • castle tours
  • tours of Scotland
  • single malt whisky tasting

Other castle tours available include our four castles tour

Four ancient Scottish castles feature in this tour –  Linlithgow Palace , Drummond Castle and Gardens , Stirling Castle and Doune Castle.

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Outlander castles tours

Jamie Fraser , Broch Tuarach

Take our private tour of Outlander’s Lallybroch with Private tours Edinburgh – just one of Scotland’s amazing Outlander castle film locations . Is there a real Lallybroch in Scotland ? Find out on our unique tour of Lallybroch , a 500 year old castle which became a key location in the life of Jamie Fraser. Outlander Tours from Edinburgh can be booked by phone or Whatsapp us on +447305-294773.

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Special Offer – book your Lallybroch tour now for £32.50 per person . Unique private and custom tour bookings for the autumn . Phone or Whatsapp us on +447305-294773 for more details and availability or contact us online .

Tours start at 10 am . Our private group tours take up to four people to three Outlander castle filming locations. We also offer bespoke private tours with the option of choosing your own itinerary . In just five hours you can have the perfect  Outlander day trip .

Tours start from locations in Edinburgh for a private group of one to four people

  • Normal pickup point is Edinburgh city centre , your hotel , the airport or port .
  • Shore excursions – pickup from Rosyth, South Queensferry and Newhaven port. Ideal Day trip from Edinburgh

For more details about availability phone +44-131 549 9785 / +44-7305-294773 . Outlander tours from Edinburgh are available six days a week . Outlander tours of Scotland .

  Private tours Edinburgh . Phone +44131-549-9785 for more details or contact us online .

 Phone (+44) 0131-549-9785 for availability , details and bookings or contact us online . Tickets for each location must be pre-booked in advance online – more ticket details here .

Your driver /guide gives you the history of each castle , details of the episodes filmed at each location and other points of interest on the journey . Check availability of this tour now Each tour features

  • music – the Outlander theme song plus Scottish music
  • photography and videos – we help customers to take the best possible pictures on their trip
  • information abut Scottish culture and arts
  • Lallybroch souvenirs are available, speak to your driver for details

Other pickup points can be arranged .

  • visit the real Lallybroch – Midhope Castle, ancestral home of Jamie Fraser , Broch Tuarach
  • Linlithgow Palace  – Wentworth Prison
  • Blackness Castle – Fort William
  • half day Outlander Tours from Edinburgh
  • Take in unique views of three historic castles featured in Outlander
  • Small private group tour with up to of four people
  • Outlander tours from Edinburgh

Shore excursions Edinburgh – all of our tours are available as shore excursions from the Edinburgh ports of South Queensferry, Newhaven and Rosyth . Daytime phone number +44131 549 9785.

Whatsapp +447305294773 , phone +44131-549-9785 for more details . Check availability of this tour now

Itinerary

On this tour we visit three key locations used for filming the hit series Outlander. Based on the best selling novels by Diana Gabaldon, Outlander is filmed in a number of locations in castles and towns in Scotland.

Lallybroch – Midhope Castle

The first location on this Outlander tour is Lallybroch – Midhope Castle , Broch Tuarach Jamie Fraser’s ancestral home . Outlander scenes were shot at Midhope Castle on the fringes of the Hopetoun Estate near South Queensferry.

Midhope was built in the 15th Century and was built by John Martyne, laird of Medhope. It was rebuilt in the mid 1600s and remains much the same today.

Check availability online now .

Visitors are asked to enjoy Midhope from the outside as the interior is inaccessible . In Outlander Jamie calls Claire Sassenach as a term of affection .

Midhope Castle, a 15th century tower house, is used as Lallybroch (also known as Broch Tuarach) in Outlander . Left to Jamie by his parents, Brian and Ellen, Lallybroch is also home to Jamie’s sister, Jenny, her husband Ian Murray and their children. With Lallybroch being an important part of the Outlander story, much use is made of Midhope Castle.

Lallybroch Castle tours can be booked on

phone number +44131 549 9785 or online .

Linlithgow Palace

This royal palace is the birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots and it became the backdrop for some of the most harrowing scenes of the TV show Outlander .

Depicted as Wentworth Prison, the prison corridors and entrance were used in episode fifteen of the first series when Jamie Fraser was brutally incarcerated by his adversary, Black Jack Randall.

Built in the 1400s and 1500s, the now-ruined palace is set among the spectacular surrounds of Linlithgow Loch and Peel.

Blackness Castle goes back to 1440 . The castle provides the setting for Fort William, as the original fort no longer exists.

The castle is long and narrow because of the shape of the rock on which it is situated and it is sometimes called ‘ the ship that never sailed ‘ . It guards the bay at Blackness and is only a few miles from Linlithgow Palace . The first castle was built in the middle of the 15th century by Sir George Crichton , Earl of Caithness , a member of one of the most powerful families in Scotland .

This tour from Private tours Edinburgh costs from £95 . Souvenir photos, t-shirts , phone cases and gifts can be bought at www.privatetoursedinburgh.com

Private tours Edinburgh are COVID secure and Good to Go.

Our photo tours of Scotland set off from Edinburgh and feature visits to the top scenic locations in the Highlands of Scotland. Perfect for iPhone and DSLR users with a passion for landscape photography ( and Instagram ) . Your guide will give you his unique Insights into Scottish culture ,music and art including Jack Vettriano

Who can solve the mystery of Craigh na Dun ?

Find out more about our full range of Outlander tours Scotland

Exclusions

  • tour escort
  • lunch
  • entrance tickets

Day trip from Edinburgh

For more details phone +44131 549 9785 or contact us online .

All bookings are subject to our standard terms and conditions – bookings can be postponed by contacting us online or cancelled up to 2 days before the date of the tour with a full refund. Whatsapp +447305294773 , phone +44131-549-9785 for more details and availability or contact us online .

Your tour guide is David , an experienced tour guide and travel photographer. He is a landscape photographer on Pictures of Scotland

Your guide will give you his unique Insights into Scottish culture ,music and art including best selling artist Jack Vettriano of Singing Butler and Lunchtime Lovers fame .

Outlander tours

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Eilean Donan Castle tours

Eilean Donan Castle Tours

Private tours of Eilean Donan Castle and the Highlands from Edinburgh including a visit to Glencoe & Buachaille Etive Mor. We take you to the best spots for taking pictures of the beautiful scenery of the Highlands.Phone +44131-549-9785 for booking

Private tours of Eilean Donan Castle and the Highlands from Edinburgh including a visit to Glencoe and Buachaille Etive Mor .

Take an epic journey through the Highlands to the iconic Eilean Donan Castle . Where are the top three locations for pictures of Eilean Donan Castle ? Your guide will take you to the best spots for taking pictures of the castle and the beautiful scenery of Glencoe and the Highlands . Whatsapp +447305294773 , phone +44131-549-9785 for more details and availability or contact us online .

What makes our tours unique ?

  • professional guide
  • private tours – only small groups up to four people
  • Scottish music – TV / film themes and Scottish artists
  • photography – we help customers to take the best possible pictures on their trip
  • information about Scottish culture and arts

Check availability for the Eilean Donan Castle tour

This photo tour is ideal for beginners/ intermediate photographers . Your photo guide will offer assistance as required with taking pictures. Shore excursions– all of our tours are available as shore excursions from the Edinburgh ports South Queensferry, Newhaven and Rosyth . Daytime phone number +44131 549 9785.

Our promise – your guide will always be friendly , helpful and informative .

Private tours Edinburgh run castle tours all over Scotland . Phone +44131-549-9785 for more details or contact us online .

  • Glencoe
  • Eilean Donan Castle
  • Buachaille Etive Mor
  • Private tour of the Highlands
  • Photography tour
  • Tour of the Highlands from Edinburgh 

Eilean Donan Castle

Eilean Donan Castle is the stunning Highlands castle set on an island in the middle of three lochs. The castle is the most photographed castle in the UK and it featured in the films Highlander and James Bond . Your tour guide will take you to the three best locations for pictures of the castle .

Eilean Donan means Island of Donan (a religious figure from the 12th century). Eilean Donan was Clan MacKenzie’s most important stronghold from the 13th Century until it was destroyed in 1719.

Robert the Bruce was given refuge in Eilean Donan Castle by John MacKenzie, Second of Kintail when he was being hunted by the English .

In 1719 three English frigates sailed into Loch Duich and bombarded the castle with cannon fire until a direct hit on the arsenal left it in ruins. The castle them lay in ruins for nearly 200 years. In 1911 John MacRae-Gilstrap bought the castle and spent 20 years restoring it .

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Four castles tour

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The Outlander TV series continues to be a huge hit in the UK and America .  Four Scottish castles in particular feature heavily in the story lines – Midhope Castle ( Lallybroch ) , Doune Castle ( Castle Leoch ) , Linlithgow Palace  (Wentworth Prison ) and Blackness Castle ( Fort William army HQ ) .

1  Midhope Castle – Lallybroch
Get a glimpse of the ancestral home of Jamie Fraser at Midhope Castle .
Scenes were shot at Midhope Castle on the fringes of the Hopetoun Estate near South Queensferry.
Midhope was built in the 15th Century and was built by John Martyne, laird of Medhope. It was rebuilt in the mid 1600s and remains much the same today.
Visitors are asked to admire Midhope from a distance as the interior remains largely derelict.

Midhope Castle is the external location for fictional Lallybroch, the family home of character Jamie Fraser , and it is located on the Hopetoun Estate .  Midhope Castle dates back to the 15th Century and although the exterior is relatively intact the castle is derelict inside. Midhope Castle tours can be booked on

Toll free number 1-866-233-2644  or online .

Book the four castles tour online

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Doune Castle – Castle Leoch

Originally dating to the 13th Century, Doune Castle near Stirling plays Castle Leoch, home to Colum MacKenzie and his clan.


It also features in the 20th century episode when Claire and Frank Randall visit the castle on a day trip.
Once a Royal residence, Doune Castle was rebuilt by Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany in the late 14th Century.


Doune has appeared several times on screen and was widely used in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. It also represented the castle Winterfell in Game of Thrones.

Book the four castles tour online

3  Linlithgow Palace – Wentworth Prison

This royal palace and birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots became the backdrop for some of the most harrowing scenes of the show.
Depicted as Wentworth Prison, the prison corridors and entrance were used in episode 15 of the first series when Jamie Fraser was brutally incarcerated by his adversary, Black Jack Randall.
Built in the 1400s and 1500s, the now-ruined palace is set among the spectacular surrounds of Linlithgow Loch and Peel.

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Blackness Castle – Fort William army headquarters

One of Scotland’s most impressive strongholds, Blackness Castle near Linlithgow was used as the Fort William headquarters of Black Jack Randall.
The 15th-century ex-artillery fortress overlooks the Firth of Forth and is known as “the ship that never sailed” due to its unusual shape.
It was built in the 15th century by one of Scotland’s most powerful families, the Crichtons.

Book the four castles tour online

Outlander tour of four Scottish castles

  • up to four  passengers £275
  • private castles tour
  • Outlander tours

Entrance tickets, food and refreshments are not included . Explorer passes are available from Historic Environment Scotland for Doune ,  Blackness Castle and Linlithgow Palace .

Outlander tours  – Outlander photo gifts

Private tours of Scotland +44131-549-9785 seven days a week

Check availability now for our unique four castles tours of Scotland +44131-549-9785 seven days a week

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Doune Castle tours & t-shirts

Doune castle tours

Doune Castle, built in the 14th century, consists of two strong towers linked by a lower range. Doune Castle tours can be booked on +447305-294773 or contact us online . Doune Castle t-shirts

Doune Castle is unique in that it actually has five claims to movie fame –

  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • Game of Thrones
  • Outlander
  • the Outlaw King ( Netflix)
  • Mary Queen of Scots

Doune Castle was widely used in Monty Python and the Holy Grail as the castle of Guy de Lombard .

Take the audio tour of the castle narrated by Monty Python’s Terry Jones and Outlander’s Sam Heughan ( Jamie Fraser ) .

The two towers form two sides of a courtyard, the other sides enclosed by a high curtain wall. Other ranges were planned to surround the whole courtyard, but were apparently never built. The curtain wall has open rounds at the corners, and corbelled-out semi-circular bartizans midway between the rounds. This was once a lordly residence and remains an impressive old stronghold, probably on the site of an older castle.

The lord’s tower in Doune Castle has vaulted cellars, in the basement, and a fine vaulted hall on the first floor, reached by an external stone stair from the courtyard. The hall has a magnificent double fireplace and a minstrels’ gallery as well as a carved oak screen. A stair, in the thickness of the walls, climbs to the storeys above, which contain many chambers, including the great chamber or upper hall on the second floor, which has been a magnificent room.

Doune Castle was kept as a royal hunting lodge, prison, and dower house for the widows of James III, James IV and James V. It was occasionally used by Mary, Queen of Scots, and was held by forces loyal to her until 1570. This is another castle where a ghostly apparition of Mary has been reported.
Originally dating to the 13th Century, Doune Castle near Stirling plays Castle Leoch, home to Colum MacKenzie and his clan in Outlander TV series .

It also features in the 20th century episode when Claire and Frank Randall visit the castle on a day trip.

Once a Royal residence, Doune Castle was rebuilt by Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany in the late 14th Century.

Doune has appeared several times on screen and was widely used in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. It also represented the castle Winterfell in Game of Thrones.

Doune Castle tours  from Edinburgh cost £180 for up to 4 people .

Phone 07305-294773 for bookings or contact us online .

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  • private tour
  • driver / guide
  • free pickup and dropoff
  • running commentary

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  • entrance tickets
  • lunch
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Scottish castle for sale

A hotel that was formerly a castle has gone on sale for £2.5 million. 

Dornoch Castle, Sutherland, was last used as a main residence in 1947.

Located in the Scottish Highlands, the 22-bedroom grade-B listed castle is certainly a sight for sore eyes. 

The 15th century castle has been in its current owners’ hands for the past 22 years and, in this time, all of its original features have been retained and restored, including a five-storey turreted tower, exposed stone walls and wooden beams.

And thanks to its use as a hotel, the castle, which sellers say would make an ‘incredible family home,’ has loads of fun features, such as a restaurant, a whiskey bar with a range of rare and premium Malts from all over the globe, and a distillery which produces whiskey and gin. 

It even has a vaulted cellar, which has been turned into a private dining room.

Surrounded by lush greenery, a 13th century cathedral and the Royal Dornoch golf course, the location is difficult to pass up. 

Plus, there is potential to add an extra 10 bedrooms for buyers looking to get into the hotel business. 

Owner David Britton said: ‘It’s one of a kind.

‘It’s stunning and a real privilege to get the opportunity to sell such a historic building.

‘It’s an outstanding property that the owners class as a cosy castle and after a short stay I then understood exactly what they meant.

‘I am very confident that we can find a buyer that will love this piece of history in the same way that the current owners have for the last 22 years.

However, we would like to add that the current use as a hotel is wonderful and, with consent for a further 10 bedrooms, could expand an already very healthy turnover.

‘But as the castle was a private residence until 1947 it should also be considered as having residential potential in a stunning highlands location.’