Floors Castle in Kelso, Scotland is the seat of the Duke of Roxburghe. Kelso (known locally as Kelsae) is a market town in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, located where the rivers Tweed and Teviot Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The Duke of Roxburghe (pronounced " Rox bruh" is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created in 1707 along with the titles Marquess of Bowmont and Despite its name it is a country house, rather than a fortress. The English country house is generally accepted as a large House or Mansion, once in the ownership of an individual who also usually owned another Great It has the common 18th century layout of main block and two symmetrical service wings. It was built in around 1721 by William Adam for the 1st Duke, possibly to a design by SIr John Vanbrugh, and incorporating an earlier tower house. William Adam (1689 &ndash 24 June 1748 was a Scottish Architect, mason, and Entrepreneur. Sir John Vanbrugh (pronounced "Van'-bru" (24 January 1664? – 26 March 1726 was an English Architect and Dramatist, perhaps best known A tower house is a particular type of stone structure built for defensive purposes as well as habitation. In the 19th century it was embellished with turrets and battlements by William Playfair for the 6th Duke. William Playfair ( Sept 22, 1759 – Feb 11, 1823) was a Scottish Engineer and Political economist, who is considered the founder of It is now open to the public.
The castle featured in the 1984 movie Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes. Greystoke The Legend of Tarzan Lord of the Apes is a 1984 British film directed by Hugh Hudson and based on Edgar Rice Burroughs
Hauntings
There are said to be many ghosts which inhabit Floors Castle, the most famous of which was sighted in 1740 by the 4th Duke of Roxburghe as a boy. This ghost is believed to be of his grandmother Margaret Hay, the 1st Duchess, who disappeared in mysterious circumstances. Her ghost can be heard sobbing in the Long Gallery. There have been several reports since, the most recently by Mary, the first wife of the 9th Duke, in 1952 . Mary Evelyn Hungerford Crewe-Milnes (born March 23 1915) was the daughter of Robert Crewe-Milnes 1st Marquess of Crewe and first wife of George Victor George Victor Robert John Innes-Ker, 9th Duke of Roxburghe ( September 7 1913 &ndash September 26 1974) was the son of Henry John Innes-Ker Roxburghe's reputation as a haunted house provided the basis and inspiration for M. R. James 1904 Ghost Stories of an Antiquary. Montague Rhodes James, OM, MA, ( August 1, 1862 – June 12, 1936) who used the publication name M
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