What is recorded here

Drumlanrig Castle is a pink sandstone courtyard mansion in Dumfries and Galloway, rebuilt between 1679 and 1691 for William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensbury, after earlier Douglas strongholds on the same long ridge were raided, burned and plundered. Its four ranges, corner towers and pepper-pot turrets still face one another around an open court, while the Buccleuch Art Collection keeps paintings by Rembrandt, Holbein, Gainsborough and Reynolds inside. The house has also sheltered a wartime school, treated soldiers in World War I and hosted Charles Edward Stuart during his retreat from Derby, when his men damaged the building and slashed a portrait of William of Orange.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Drumlanrig Castle as Sundial(s) (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Drumlanrig Castle was built by the Douglas family in the 13th century and later held by the Maxwells, becoming a key stronghold in the Scottish Borders. It is important as a well-preserved example of a medieval Scottish castle and for its historical role in regional power struggles.

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