Roxburghe Estates Floors Castle

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Roxburghe estate a diverse estate extending to 54 000 acres and lying within a 20 mile radius of kelso in the breath taking scottish. Roxburghe estates is one of the finest sporting estates in scotland. Floors castle the largest inhabited castle in scotland and family home of the 11th duke of roxburghe. The title is derived from the royal burgh of roxburgh in the scottish borders that in 1460 the scots captured and destroyed.

His stud at floors produced attraction the first horse to win the. 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. Roxburghe estates kelso roxburghshire td5 7sf scotland. The family of the 10th duke of roxburghe are sad to announce that the duke has today died following a lengthy battle with cancer.

Guy innes ker died peacefully at his family s ancestral home floors castle near kelso in the scottish borders. 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. He is survived by virginia the duchess of roxburghe five children and five grandchildren. 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.

T 01573 223 333 f 01573 226 056 e. 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. John ker 5th earl of roxburghe became the first holder of these titles. The estate also offers some spectacular pheasant shooting in the park at floors castle including our signature drives over the river tweed.

We rent out over 170 residential properties on roxburghe estates ranging from two bedroom farm cottages to six bedroom town and country houses. Our moors byrecleugh and rawburn offer some of the best and most consistent grouse shooting in scotland. The duke was also a successful racehorse breeder. Welcome to floors castle gardens.

Floors castle gardens kelso scottish borders. The castle gardens grounds and terrace café are closed until further notice.