Drumlanrig Castle

Drumlanrig, the ‘Pink Palace’, is the Dumfriesshire
home of the Duke of Buccleuch, a unique example
of late 17th century Renaissance architecture in
sandstone, built in the site of an ancient stronghold of
the Douglases. The castle houses an internationally famous collection of art treasures, which includes works by Rembrandt, Gainsborough and Holbein, and a
Madonna thought to be the only one by Leonardo da
Vinci in a private collection. The drawing-room has a cabinet presented by Louis XVI to Charles II, and the front hail has a tapestry believed to be the work of Mary, Queen of Scots. There is a ranger service, restauraflt, visitor centre, wheelchair access, adventure woodland, crafts centre.

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