Drum Castle
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130 Inveresk Rd Musselburgh EH21 7AY SCOTLAND |
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| One of the oldest occupied houses in Scotland and
surrounded by extensive gardens, Drum Castle consists of a plain 13th-century keep of four storeys. To this has been added a large L-shaped range of 1619, and the castle was extended again in the 19th century. Drum was a property of the Irvines from 1323, when the lands were given to them by Robert the Bruce after Sir William de Irwyn, or Irvine, whose seat was at Bonshaw, had been his standard bearer. Sir Alexander Irvine was killed at the Battle of Harlaw in 1411, slain by and slaying MacLean of Duart 'Hector of the Battles'. The Irvines supported Charles I, and Drum was besieged and plundered by Argyll in 1644, and sacked again in 1645 when the womenfolk were turned out of the castle. The family were Jacobites and fought in the 1715 and 1745 Jacobite Risings. The courtyard was remodelled by David Bryce in 1876. In 1975 the castle was given to The National Trust for Scotland. Collections of furniture and pictures. Garden. Disabled facilities. |
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653 6566 Tel: +44 (0) 131 665 2894
email:goblinshead@sol.co.uk
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