| Floors Castle | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Estate house |
| Location | Kelso, Scottish Borders, Scotland |
| Current tenants | Dukes of Roxburghe |
  Location of Floors Castle in Scottish Borders | |
| Coordinates | 55°36′18″N 2°27′37″W / 55.6049083°N 2.4602324°W |
| Built | 18th century |
Listed Building – Category A | |
| Designated | 16 March 1971 |
| Reference no. | LB10480 |
| Designated | 1 July 1987 Amended 20 June 2011 |
| Reference no. | GDL00181 |
Floors Castle, in Roxburghshire, south-east Scotland, is the seat of the Duke of Roxburghe. Despite its name it is an estate house rather than a fortress. It was built in the 1720s by the architect William Adam for John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe, possibly incorporating an earlier tower house.[1] In the 19th century it was embellished with turrets and battlements, designed by William Playfair, for The 6th Duke of Roxburghe. Floors has the common 18th-century layout of a main block with two symmetrical service wings. Floors Castle stands by the bank of the River Tweed and overlooks the Cheviot Hills to the south.
Floors Castle is now a category A listed building,[1] and the grounds are listed in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes, the national listing of significant gardens in Scotland.[2] It is open to the public.
- ^ a b Historic Environment Scotland. "Floors Castle (Category A Listed Building) (LB10480)". Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Floors Castle (GDL00181)". Retrieved 27 March 2019.