Bloggers hit city landmark to hail Outlaw King film release
A GLASGOW landmark is set to be the battleground for a new challenge set to celebrate the release of a film shot in the city.
Two of the country’s top bloggers will be visiting as many film and real-life locations associated with Robert the Bruce in under 36 hours in a challenge set by VisitScotland.
Neil Robertson and David Weinczok, who form part of social media collective Scotlanders, will take on the challenge between Saturday and Sunday, connecting social media users with the true story of the King of
Scots.
Glasgow Cathedral will be included in the virtual tour of the filming locations which can be followed by using the hashtag #ReelOutlawKing.
History buffs can explore the real historical sites linked to the Bruce through David and the hashtag #RealOutlawKing, on both Twitter and Instagram.
The challenge will begin at 10am on Saturday.
During the challenge, the bloggers will come face-toface at The Battle of Bannockburn at 1.14pm (1314 – in reference to the year that the Battle of Bannockburn took place) on the Saturday, before finally coming together again on Sunday at Dunfermline Abbey, home to the Abbey Church which contains the resting place of the real Robert the Bruce.
Other locations the Scotlanders will visit include Arbroath Abbey, Mugdock Country Park, Scone Palace and Loudoun Hill.
Outlaw King, released globally on Netflix this Friday November 9, was shot entirely in Scotland (according to the borders of 1320) and is said to be the largest production, budget-wise, to be made in the country to date.
Dozens of locations were used in the production, including Craigmillar Castle, Blackness Castle, Linlithgow Palace, Glen Coe, Dunfermline Abbey, the University of Glasgow and the Isle of Skye.