Roxburghe Estates Floors Castle

The title is derived from the royal burgh of roxburgh in the scottish borders that in 1460 the scots captured and destroyed.

Roxburghe estates floors castle.

Floors castle gardens kelso scottish borders. Built for the 1st duke of roxburghe in 1721 what you see is an evolving story of a house and gardens with impressions left by succeeding generations. T 01573 223 333 f 01573 226 056 e. Floors castle the largest inhabited castle in scotland and family home of the 11th duke of roxburghe.

Roxburghe estates is one of the finest sporting estates in scotland. The castle gardens grounds and terrace café are closed until further notice. The duke was also a successful racehorse breeder. The family of the 10th duke of roxburghe are sad to announce that the duke has today died following a lengthy battle with cancer.

Floors stud was started in 1947 by the 9th duke of roxburghe the present duke s father and continues to be the passion of the present duke who runs it as a commercial operation selling the yearling colts and keeping one or two fillies to race. Guy innes ker died peacefully at his family s ancestral home floors castle near kelso in the scottish borders. Roxburghe estate a diverse estate extending to 54 000 acres and lying within a 20 mile radius of kelso in the breath taking scottish. The duke of roxburghe ˈ r ɒ k s b ər ə is a title in the peerage of scotland created in 1707 along with the titles marquess of bowmont and cessford earl of kelso and viscount broxmouth.

Roxburghe estates kelso roxburghshire td5 7sf scotland. Just a short drive from floors castle the schloss roxburghe with its hotel championship golf course and a full range of sporting pursuits on the roxburghe estates offers a getaway destination little more than an hour s drive from both edinburgh and newcastle. He is survived by virginia the duchess of roxburghe five children and five grandchildren. Our moors byrecleugh and rawburn offer some of the best and most consistent grouse shooting in scotland.

His stud at floors produced attraction the first horse to win the. John ker 5th earl of roxburghe became the first holder of these titles. Image caption floors castle is the ancestral home of the duke of roxburghe. Have your say floors castle would like to hear from you.

We rent out over 170 residential properties on roxburghe estates ranging from two bedroom farm cottages to six bedroom town and country houses. The estate also offers some spectacular pheasant shooting in the park at floors castle including our signature drives over the river tweed.