02/26/2007 | Castle Stalker

Castle Stalker is a four story tower house or keep picturesquely set on a small islet on Loch Laich, an inlet off Loch Linnhe.

In recent times the castle was brought to fame by the Monty Python team, appearing in their film Monty Python and the Holy Grail - you knew you recognised it! . It also appeared in the film Highlander: Endgame.

While the other castles in Monty Python and the Holy Grail were filmed in and around Doune castle (or "were only a model"), Castle Stalker appears in the final scene as Castle Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh. First we see the castle from a distance, next John Cleese uses his outrageous French accent to taunt Arthur from its battlements, then finally a massive attack is launched at the castle with an odd conclusion: the police officers who were investigating the death of the historian, earlier in the film, arrive and arrest Arthur and the other knights for killing the historian. One of them, then, turns to the camera and says, "All right, sonny, that's enough, just take off", forcibly ending the movie.

So there.

07:07 Posted in Scotland 2005 | Permalink | Comments (0)