Duke of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created in April 1643. It is the senior dukedom in that peerage, and as such its holder is the premier peer of Scotland, as well as being head o
Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton, acting as Hereditary Bearer of the Crown of Scotland, holding the crown at the Scottish Parliament before Queen Elizabeth II and Presiding Officer Tricia Marwick in July 2011
Lennoxlove House, a current seat of the dukes of Hamilton
Coat of arms on a Derby Porcelain dinner service commissioned by the 8th Duke of Hamilton, circa 1780–90
Hamilton Palace, the former family seat in Hamilton, circa 1880.
Brodick Castle is a castle situated outside the port of Brodick on the Isle of Arran, an island in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. It was previously a seat of the Dukes of Hamilton, but is now owned by
Duke of Hamilton
…in stages between 1921 and 1932, after coal workings beneath the house were found to have caused subsidence and threatened its structural integrity. Brodick Castle on the Isle of Arran was granted by King James IV of Scotland to his uncle James Hamilton, 2nd Lord Hamilton, in 1503. The castle remained the property…
Brodick Castle (June 2013)
The walled garden at Brodick Castle