Talk:Doune Castle

message: I think the castle at the beginning of "The Tale of Sir Launcelot" (DVD chap 15) is Bodiam Castle in East Sussex. Probably shot toward the SW tower. Blaguard 03:40, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lancelot? 

message: At the risk of providing original research, I question the line about paying a fee to use the castle's coconut shells.  As of a couple of years ago when I visited, use of the coconut shells was gratis.  Have they begun to charge?
--JohnPomeranz 14:19, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Free Coconuts? 

message: "Doune has a considerable claim to be among the best-preserved medieval castles in Scotland, and is undoubtedly the finest castle of its date (late 14th century) in the country."
This sounds like it comes straight out of the tourist brochure for the castle (which it almost certainly does). It's opinionated, full of pointless subjective qualifiers -- e.g. "finest"  -- and color to encourage people to visit. It's essentially spam. Historic Scotland makes a nice profit from castle visitors.
:Actually, Historic Scotland doesn't make any profit, its a government agency. But yes, there are too many peacock words in this article. Another one for my to-do list... Jonathan Oldenbuck (talk) 09:46, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unsourced Claims / Spam

message: The castle has stood for over 600 years and the half the article is on its location as Monty Python and the Holy Grail? That's seriously lame. Dreadful, dreadfully inadequate article. Typical wikiquality. 100% Wikiality.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.157.21.9 (talk) 23:10, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, fix it Dear Heny. Morganfitzp (talk) 20:09, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Lame

message: Several scene's in Shakespeare's King Lear take place in "Albany Palace" or "Albany Castle," home the Duke of Albany and Lear's eldest daughter, Goneril. Is this the same castle? Morganfitzp (talk) 20:09, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Seems unlikely, since King Lear is a work of fiction, based on a mythical character. There have been a number of Dukes of Albany, but I don't think any of them ever married someone called Goneril. As far as I know, there is no Albany Castle - "Albany" derives from Alba, a name for Scotland in general. Jonathan Oldenbuck (talk) 09:46, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  King Lear? 

message: Doune Castle is to be the setting for a new film and scenes are being shot now. 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/8322843.stm
Regards, Rumjal
--rumjal 14:27, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: HBO production Game of Thrones filming

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