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Doune (; Gaelic: An Dùn, 'the fort') is a burgh in the district of Stirling, Scotland. Doune's postal address places the town in Perthshire which is also its Registration County, although administratively Doune is under the control of Stirling Council. Doune is assigned Falkirk postcodes starting 'FK'. The village lies within the parish of Kilmadock and mainly within the area surrounded by the River Teith and Ardoch Burn.
In the 2001 Scottish census, 2.75% residents of Doune could speak Scottish Gaelic.
Doune has a small primary school with 163 pupils on the roll (November 2012), drawn from a catchment area which extends outside the town, especially to the north. Gaelic is taught in Primary 1–5.
Usage examples of "doune".
He looked at the fair copy that was also the first draft and read to himself: Conserve agst ye putrifyinge feende The fathe yt fedde oure fathers, quite put doune His incarnacioun in thes worst of tymes, Casting hys hedde discoronate to ye dogges.
My new rifle-gun lay beside me, my pistol was close to hand, the other Doune pistol was still in the carpetbag, also close by.