Dunrobin Castle - Museum and Grounds

Home Location Map Travel Information The Royal Marine Hotel Links Apartments Brora Golf Club Dunrobin Castle Castle Interior 1 Castle Interior 2 Castle Interior 3 Museum & Grounds Falconry Castle Falconry Falls of Shin Clynelish Distillery About the Area Contact Us	Dunrobin Castle - Museum and Grounds Golspie, Sutherland KW10 6SF, Scotland Tel: +44 (0)1408 633177 Fax: +44(0)1408 634081 E-mail: info@dunrobincastle.net The Museum Built by William, Earl of Sutherland, as a Summer House and extended by the 3rd Duke, the Museum houses a collection of hunting trophies and other items brought from all over the world, together with many objects of interest presented to the museum by friends of the Sutherland family. The Pictish Stones form a very important collection, giving an opportunity to study the devices carved on stones 1,500 years ago. There is also a section on geology, gold panning at Kildonan and the coal mine at Brora. The Grounds The Gardens were laid out in 1850 by the architect Sir Charles Barry, who was responsible for the Victorian extension to the Castle and who designed the Houses of Parliament. Inspiration for the formal parterres came from the gardens of Versailles, and they have changed little from Barry's design, although new plants are constantly being introduced and avenues of blackthorn and whitebeams have been planted. Despite its northerly location, the sheltered gardens are able to support a surprising range of plants, which provide the cut flowers for the displays throughout the castle.
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