where was braveheart filmed

Most of Braveheart was filmed in both Scotland and Ireland, with a few shots done in a studio and even one sequence in the United States.

Main filming locations

• Scottish Highlands : Key landscape and village scenes were shot around Glen Nevis and Fort William in the Highlands, including the fictional village of Lanark and several sweeping mountain views.

• Glencoe & Aonach Eagach (Scotland): Opening and atmospheric Highland sequences use these dramatic ridges and valleys to establish the look of Wallace’s Scotland.

• Arizona, USA : A specific battle-effect shot involving horses (the impaling sequence) was done in Arizona for safety and logistical reasons.

Irish stand‑ins for Scotland

• Trim Castle, County Meath : Used extensively to represent the walled city of York and parts of London, with the castle and surrounding streets redressed to look like medieval English and Scottish strongholds.

• County Wicklow & Kildare: Open plains and hills at places like Ballymore Eustace, Sally Gap, and the Curragh Plains were used for large battle scenes and marching armies, standing in for Scottish battlefields.

• Ardmore Studios, County Wicklow : Interior castle sets, torture chambers, and miniature city shots (like London and Edinburgh from above) were built and filmed on soundstages here.

Other notable Irish spots

• Bective Abbey & Dunsany/Dunsoghly Castles: These historic Irish sites appear as various monasteries, forts, and strongholds scattered through the film, often edited together to feel like one continuous Scottish landscape.

• Kippure Estate & Coronation Plantation: Forest and hillside scenes, including troop movements and camp sequences, were filmed in these rural Irish locations.

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