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| Traquair Castle |
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| The White Room |
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| The library |
Traquair Castle - 1 of the oldest inhabited castles in Scotland
It is not known when the exact foundations of the house were laid but a substantial structure must have existed by 1107 when Alexander 1 of Scotland signed a royal charter at Traquair.
Only 3 bedrooms are for guests - The Pink, Blue & White room. The rest of the house has been turned into a museum:
The Museum is a room on an upper floor which probably dates from the 14th century.
It has a fascinating collection of old letters, illuminated books, glass and objects used by the family over the years, and very rare wall paintings from circa 1530.
• Mary Queen of Scots' Rosary and Crucifix.
• An early wood and paper calculator: Napier's Bones.
• A letter signed by Mary Queen of Scots.
• Embroidery from the 1600s.
• Early printed book from 1493, Nuremburg Chronicle.
• Illuminated books.
• Jacobean Glass
Why all this information?
This is where I will be staying at the end of March! (
In the White room)
A
REAL CASTLE in Scotland - oh my greatness....
