Stirling Film Location
LOCATIONS MAP LOCATIONS FIRST LOCATION: Stirling Film Stirling STIRLING CASTLE Once the stage for the tumultuous, passionate dramas played out in the courts of the Royal Stuarts, Stirling Castle boasts top billing not just as one of the most historically and strategically important sites in Scotland, it’s also one of its most dramatic! Perched high on a cliff top, with a tumble of cobbled medieval streets leading up to its imposing gates, it provides a spectacular landmark and would have been a welcome sight for weary troops © 2018 Sony Pictures Television, Inc. All Rights Reserved All Rights Inc. Television, Pictures © 2018Sony riding home from battle. Look out across the plains and rolling hills of central Scotland, and imagine the kings and queens of Scotland watching out for marauding armies intent on its capture, knowing that ‘he who holds Stirling, holds Scotland’… No surprise then that it’s played its own starring role in film and TV. Doubling as the impenetrable and escape proof Colditz Castle, it featured in the BBC TV series filmed in the 1970s, DAY ONE ITINERARY Colditz. It was used extensively for the British comedy film Burke‘ & Hare’ (2010) featuring Simon Pegg. Its STIRLING, imposing exteriors also appear in more recent productions ‘Outlaw King’, starring Chris Pine, and ‘Mary Queen of DOUNE & Scots’ (2018) starring Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie. DEANSTON Other films that feature Stirling Castle include: + The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby (2005) + The 39 Steps (2008, BBC Film) For more information DOWNLOAD THE APP on what to see and + Kidnapped (1971) Itinerary can be followed do in the Stirling area SECOND LOCATION: + Tunes of Glory go to via the Explore Stirling (1960) mobile app DOUNE CASTLE available on iPhone & Android After you’ve scouted Stirling’s city centre for quaint corners and beautiful buildings for your next For UK viewers, blockbuster and discovered its hidden gems – there’s loads of choice for cafes, bars and restaurants – head Outlander is available along the A84,, following in the footsteps of the on Prime Video.
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