Doune Castle

The British comedy film Monty Python and the Holy Grail – a parody of the legends of King Arthur by the Monty Python team – was filmed on location in Scotland in 1974. Scenes featuring Doune Castle include: At the start of the film, King Arthur (Graham Chapman) and Patsy (Terry Gilliam) approach the east wall of Doune Castle and argue with soldiers of the garrison. The song and dance routine "Knights of the Round Table" at "Camelot" was filmed in the Great Hall. The servery and kitchen appear as "Castle Anthrax", where Sir Galahad the Chaste (Michael Palin) is chased by seductive girls. The wedding disrupted by Sir Lancelot (John Cleese) was filmed in the courtyard and Great Hall. The Duchess' hall was used for filming the Swamp Castle scene where the prince is being held in a tower by very dumb guards. The Trojan Rabbit scene was filmed in the entryway and into the courtyard.

Pascal Brackman