Drumlanrig Castle

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country house historic house stately home tourist attraction

Drumlanrig Castle is a grand 17th-century Renaissance-style mansion in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, renowned for its historic architecture, extensive estate, and significant art collection.

Aliases (2)

Drumlanrig House ×1
The House of Drumlanrig (alterations) ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	country house → historic house → stately home → tourist attraction →
architecturalStyle	Renaissance → Scottish Baronial →
associatedWithFamily	Douglas family →
associatedWithTitle	Duke of Queensberry →
builtInCentury	17th century →
constructionEnd	1691 →
constructionStart	1670 →
country	Scotland →
governingBody	Historic Environment Scotland →
hasAlternativeName	Drumlanrig House →
hasCollection	art collection → furniture collection → tapestries →
hasFeature	adventure playground → courtyard → extensive estate → formal gardens → symmetrical façade → turrets → woodland walks →
hasParklandArea	approximately 90,000 acres →
heritageStatus	Category A listed building →
locatedIn	Dumfries and Galloway NERFINISHED →
locatedNear	Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway →
material	pink sandstone →
nearRiver	River Marrburn → River Nith →
notableArtistInCollection	Gainsborough → Holbein → Leonardo da Vinci → Rembrandt →
notableWorkContained	The Madonna of the Yarnwinder →
numberOfRooms	120 →
numberOfTowers	4 →
openToPublic	seasonally →
operatedBy	Buccleuch Estates Limited →
ownedBy	Buccleuch family → Duke of Buccleuch →
partOf	Queensberry Estate →
region	Southwest Scotland →
usedFor	country sports → events → filming location → guided tours →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Earls of Queensberry →	associatedWith
Dumfries and Galloway →	containsHistoricSite
Drumlanrig Castle ("Drumlanrig House") →	hasAlternativeName
Clan Douglas →	hasClanSeat
Dukes of Queensberry →	notableSeat
William Adam ("The House of Drumlanrig (alterations)") →	notableWork