What is recorded here

Floors Castle, Formal Garden stands in the Scottish Borders as a formal garden tied to the castle itself. The exact period remains unassigned, but the deliberate shape of the garden suggests people walked it, tended it, and judged it by appearance. It may have served guests, family, or ceremony, though no date or event is recorded. The garden still belongs to the castle, not to invention.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Floors Castle, Formal Garden as Formal Garden (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Floors Castle, including its formal garden, was built by the Douglas-Home family in the 17th and 18th centuries. It is important as one of the largest and most complete Scottish castles, reflecting the power and influence of the Earls of Home.

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