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Dunsinane Hill (/ d ʌ n ˈ s ɪ n ə n / dun-SIN-ən) is a hill of the Sidlaws near the village of Collace in Perthshire, Scotland. It is mentioned in Shakespeare 's play Macbeth , in which a vision informs Macbeth that he "shall never vanquished be, until Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill Shall come against him."
In Shakespeare's telling Macbeth is killed by Macduff during the battle of Dunsinane, [15] running together several encounters in different places, including the battle of Lumphanan. [16] Historic Environment Scotland have highlighted that the connection between Dunsinane Hill and Macbeth in literary tradition has given the site a place in the ...
Sir William Nairne, Lord Dunsinane, 5th Baronet of Nairne (c. 1731–1811) was a Scottish advocate and judge, and the uncle of Katherine Ogilvie. The title of Lord Dunsinane was taken from Dunsinane Hill , a ruined fort near Collace , Perthshire , the family seat of the Nairne family.
Dunsany Castle (Irish: Caisleán Dhún Samhnaí), Dunsany, County Meath, Ireland, is a modernised Anglo-Norman castle, [1] started c. 1180 / 1181 by Hugh de Lacy, who also commissioned the original Killeen Castle, nearby, and the famous Trim Castle.
Dunsinane may refer to: Dunsinane (play), a 2010 play by David Greig; Dunsinane Curling Club, a curling club in Perthshire, Scotland; Dunsinane Hill, remains of two forts, mentioned in Shakespeare's Macbeth, near Collace, Perthshire, Scotland; Dunsinane Mountain, officially known as "Dunsinane", a summit in Colorado, U.S.
Dunluce Castle (/ d ʊ n ˈ l uː s /; from Irish Dún Libhse) [3] is a now-ruined medieval castle in Northern Ireland, the seat of Clan MacDonnell. It is located on the edge of a basalt outcropping in County Antrim (between Portballintrae and Portrush ), and is accessible via a bridge connecting it to the mainland.
Macduff, who is still in England, learns of his family's deaths through Ross, another Scottish thane. He joins Malcolm, and they return to Scotland with their English allies to face Macbeth at Dunsinane Castle. After Macbeth slays the young Siward, Macduff charges into the main castle and confronts Macbeth.
On the 19th of November, as the servants belonging to the West Mains of Dunsinane-house, were employed in carrying away stones from the excavation made among the ruins that point out the site of Macbeth's castle here, part of the ground they stood on suddenly gave way, and sank down about six feet, discovering a regularly built vault, about six ...