Introduction:

Plane Castle, the baronial house of the Sommervilles, Lords of Plane from 1428 to 1643, is located 6 miles south of Stirling, on the edge of the Bannockburn battlefield. Both Plane Tower 1430,a nd the Manor House 1528, have recently been sympathetically restored while introducing the facilities and comforts of modern living.

Plane Tower is offered for self-catering accommodation sleeping 4 to 8 people. The adjacent Manor House with 4 double bedrooms is available for self catering either separately or together with the Tower, and the two are connected by a walkway.

The Great Hall:

The Great Hall is dominated by a large mediaeval fireplace with carved stonework, while the roof beams and ceiling are painted in the traditional manner. The refectory table and benches accommodate eight or more guests. The window alcoves, with their stone seats, have been used for 650 years.

Kitchen:

There is a fully equipped Kitchen with:

fridge/freezer
washing machine
dishwasher
microwave
WC and wash hand basin

Second floor:

Reached by a spiral staircase.
(note: It may not be suitable for the infirm).

There is a twin Bedroom, double bedroom and bathroom/Shower .

The Top Floor and Battlements:

On the top floor, the Edwardian Crown Room added in 1908 onto the original wall walk and battlements, has 21 windows giving observation into seven counties and views to the East to the Forth bridges, to the West to Ben Lomond and to the North into the Highland hills.

A woodburning stove augments the oil fired central heating.

It is possible to sleep a further four guests (one double and two single fold-out Futons) in this room which can be divided by a heavy room hanging.

From the Castle Battlements you can see to the Ochil Hills and the beginning of the Highlands.

In other directions you can see the site of the battle of Banockburn, and the Forth bridge near Edinburgh.