Drumlanrig Castle
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Drumlanrig Castle is situated on the Queensberry Estate in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The category A listed castle is the Dumfriesshire home of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry. As of Septe
The castle in 2016
Drumlanrig Castle side on view looking at the right-hand side
Drumlanrig Castle illustration in 1880
Original plan. The building extends 145 ft (44m)
William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry PC, also 3rd Earl of Queensberry and 1st Marquess of Queensberry, was a Scottish politician.
Drumlanrig Castle
…between 1679 and 1689 from distinctive pink sandstone, is an example of late 17th-century Renaissance architecture. The first Duke of Queensberry, William Douglas, had the castle built on the site of an ancient Douglas stronghold overlooking the Nith Valley. The castle has 120 rooms, 17 turrets and four towers…
Engraving of the 1st Duke of Queensberry by Peter Vanderbank
Queensberry House, Edinburgh