Floors Castle
Floors Castle Details
Floors Castle, a huge C18 castellated mansion built on site of earlier tower. Property of the Kerrs (Now Innes-Kers) since C16.
- Closest To: Kelso
- Access: Chargeable Public Access
- Grid Reference: NT711347
Floors Castle is the home of the Dukes of Roxburghe, and the largest inhabited mansion in Scotland. Selected parts of the mansion, and the grounds, are open to the public for a fee. The mansion was built on the site of a probably 16th century tower house erected by the Kerr family on land they had acquired from Kelso Abbey until 1587.
The Kerr in question who benefitted was Robert Kerr of Cessford, who received the lands of Fleurs from James VI in 1592. Made 1st Earl of Roxburgh in 1616, the estate remains in his family. The 5th earl was created Duke of Roxburgh in 1707, and commenced work on a new mansion in 1721.
Official Floors Castle website
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