SCOTLAND360° BLOG POST - FLOOR CASTLE

THE LARGEST INHABITED CASTLE IN SCOTLAND

23rd September 2006

Floors Castle, near Kelso in the Scottish Borders, is the largest inhabited castle in Scotland. It’s the family home of the 11th Duke of Roxburghe.

The architecture for the castle was drawn up for the 1st Duke of Roxburghe in 1721 and was originally designed as a Georgian country house.

Remodelled by the leading architect, William Playfair for the 6th Duke of Roxburghe between 1837 and 1847, the new creation was both dramatic as well as romantic.