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Floors Castle

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Floors Castle

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Floors Castle, Kelso, Scottish Borders

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Floors Castle Kelso Scotland

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Floors castle - Largest Inhabited Castle In Scotland - Explore with Paul

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FLOORS CASTLE

Floors Castle, in Roxburghshire, south-east Scotland, is the seat of the Duke of Roxburghe. Despite its name it is a country house rather than a fortress. It was built in the 1720s by the architect William Adam for Duke John, possibly incorporating an earlier tower house. In the 19th century it was embellished with turrets and battlements by William Playfair for Duke James. Floors has the common 18th-century layout of a main block with two symmetrical service wings. Floors Castle lies on the River Tweed and overlooks the Cheviot Hills to the south.
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