The 2014 Douglas Clan Gathering was held in Scotland between 30th June and 6th July 2014.

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Aberdour was originally owned by the de Mortimer family in the 12th century. It passed to the Douglases in 1342. The Earl of Morton took up residence in 1456 and the Earls stayed in residence until 1790. Thereafter the buildings had been used for several different purposes; schoolhouse, troop housing, masonic hall. In 1924 it was turned over to state care and declared an ancient monument.

Bothwell Castle is ‘the grandest piece of secular architecture that the Middle Ages has bequeathed to us in Scotland’. After the Wars of Independence, Bothwell Castle passed to the powerful noble family, the Black Douglases. They rebuilt it in a form not envisaged by their predecessors. This too is impressive, with an array of fine-quality later-medieval secular architecture. After the Black Douglases were overthrown in 1455, the castle reverted to the Crown, and its later history was relatively uneventful.

After fruitless feuding with the Douglases the King James II invited William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas to Stirling Castle in 1452 under the promise of safe conduct, but then the King accused the Earl of conspiracy. Upon Douglas' refusal to repudiate the pact and reaffirm his loyalty to James II, the King drew his dagger and stabbed Douglas in the throat. The body was thrown from the window into a garden below, where it was later given burial. A stained glass window bearing the Douglas Arms now overlooks "Douglas Garden", the spot where the Earl is said to have fallen.

Here in 1314, King Robert the Bruce routed the English forces of King Edward II to win a much-longed-for freedom for the Scots. 700 years after the famous Scots victory in 1314, come face to face with medieval battle. An immersive, cutting edge 3D experience allows visitors to experience medieval warfare like never before. Discover how the tactics and decisions of two kings inspired the events that would shape history and Scotland, forever. And discover the role played by James Douglas.