Stirling Castle, one of the most important and grandest castles of Scotland. Sitting 80 metres high on an extinct volcano it is surrounded by steep cliffs on three sides it became the strategic military key to the kingdom during the 13th and 14th-century Wars of Independence. And Stirling Castle was the favourite residence of many Stuart […]
Movies Doune Castle looks very familiar to many, it´s been used for movies and tv-shows for many years. From “Ivanhoe” (Liz Taylor 1952 & BBC Adaption 1996) to “Monty Python & the Holy Grail”, “Game of Thrones” and more recently “Outlander”. History Doune Castle was built at the end of the 1300s for Robert Stewart, Duke of […]
Falls of Falloch Along the way to my next destination, Loch Lomond, I made a few stops to explore and stretch my legs a little bit. One of the first was this stunning waterfall near Crianlarich. It´s just a short walk through Glen Falloch along the river until one reaches the fall. While I was […]