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Thirlestane Castle
Thirlestane Castle

Thirlestane Castle is the historic home of the Maitland family and Earls of Lauderdale. The foundations of Thirlestane Castle were laid in 1590, since when the Maitland family and Earls of Lauderdale have added treasures to the castle, famous for its magnificent seventeenth-century plasterwork ceilings.

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Thirlestane Castle is managed by Thirlestane Castle Trust

Thirlestane Castle

Lauder, Scottish Borders TD2 6RU Scotland

admin@thirlestanecastle.co.uk

01578 722430

http://www.thirlestanecastle.co.uk/

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Artworks

  • James Maitland (1718–1789), 7th Earl of Lauderdale
    James Maitland (1718–1789), 7th Earl of Lauderdale Theodore Ramos (1928–2018)
  • Captain Gerald Maitland-Carew
    Captain Gerald Maitland-Carew Theodore Ramos (1928–2018)
  • Eleanor (d.1856), Countess of Lauderdale
    Eleanor (d.1856), Countess of Lauderdale George Romney (1734–1802) (after)
  • Elizabeth Ogilvy, Countess of Lauderdale
    Elizabeth Ogilvy, Countess of Lauderdale William Aikman (1682–1731)
  • Mrs J. J. Bell-Irving and Her Daughters
    Mrs J. J. Bell-Irving and Her Daughters Charles Goldsborough Anderson (1865–1936)
  • Portrait of an Unidentified Man in Armour
    Portrait of an Unidentified Man in Armour John Scougal (1645–1730) (studio of)
  • Gwendoline (d.1929), 14th Countess of Lauderdale
    Gwendoline (d.1929), 14th Countess of Lauderdale Samuel Henry William Llewellyn (1858–1941)
  • 104 more