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Thirlestane Castle, Garden Plantation, Walled Garden

Walled Garden (mid 19th Century)

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Thirlestane Castle, including its Garden Plantation and Walled Garden, was built in the mid-19th century and is associated with the Douglas-Home family, who have held the estate for centuries. The castle and its grounds are important as a well-preserved example of Scottish aristocratic landscaping and architecture.

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What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Thirlestane Castle, Garden Plantation, Walled Garden as Walled Garden (mid 19th Century). 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.
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