Drumlanrig Castle

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This beautiful Pink Castle, as it is often called, because of the pink sandstone used to build it, took 12 years to complete. It has 17 turrets and 4 towers. In each of the towers are wonderful spiral staircases.

This 17th century castle is built on 90,000 acres. We were not allowed to take pictures inside :(

The gardens were beautifully kept and the fragrance of the roses was beyond description.

This was the inner courtyard.

This is where Neil Armstrong, the astronaut slept for one night. It is the same place

that Bonny Prince Charlie slept.

This dining room table was set with china from the Orient when we were there.

They love family history too.

They have 4 gardeners to take care of the gardens. I don't know how they do such a wonderful job.

Inside the castle are hundreds of portraits of the ancestors who used to live there. It is actually still used by the family
that still owns it. Their family pictures were on the end tables. We saw a Rembrandt: Old Woman Reading. It was
beautiful. They have a grandfather clock that only has to be wound once every 30 days.