Dunrobin Castle
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Dunrobin Castle is a stately home in Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland, as well as the family seat of the Earl of Sutherland, Chief of the Clan Sutherland. It is located one mile north of Golspie and approximately five miles south of Brora, overlooking the Dornoch Firth.
East front of Dunrobin Castle and gardens
Dunrobin Castle as it appeared in about 1813, before later improvements
The west entrance of Dunrobin Castle, with the portion added by Charles Barry in the foreground.
An older part integrated into newer additions.
Earl of Sutherland
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Earl of Sutherland is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created circa 1230 for William de Moravia and is the premier earldom in the Peerage of Scotland. The earl or countess of Sutherland is also the chief of Clan Sutherland.
Dunrobin Castle has similar architecture and partly exposed semi-green foundations as some medieval French castles such as Josselin Castle but is of the pan-19th century Scottish Baronial architecture with a formal French garden and is the seat of the Earls or Countesses of Sutherland – a title which passes to eldest female heirs on lack of male heirs.