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Floors Castle
Floors Castle Review
On the outskirts of Kelso stands the palatial Floors Castle, the largest inhabited castle in Scotland. The ancestral home of the dukes of Roxburghe, Floors is an architectural extravagance bristling with pepper-mill turrets and towers. It stands on the "floors," or flat terrain, on the banks of the River Tweed opposite the barely visible ruins of Roxburghe Castle. The enormous home was built in 1721 by William Adam (1689-1748) and modified by William Playfair (1789-1857), who added the turrets and towers in the 1840s. A holly tree in the deer park marks the place where King James II of Scotland (1430-60) was killed by a cannon that "brak in the shooting."
- Address: A6089, Kelso, TD5 7SF | Map It
- Phone: 01573/223333
- Cost: Grounds £4, castle and grounds £8
- Hours: Mid-Apr.--Oct., daily 11--5; last admission ½ hr before closing
- Website: www.floorscastle.com
- Location: Kelso
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