Oxenfoord Castle

We were delighted to provide transport for B&S to attend a wedding here as we then were able to take a brief look round this majestic house, with its lovely views over the surrounding countryside. I noticed an unusual multifacetted sundial, possibly dating from C17 or C18, situated against the South-East face of the building (almost visible between the two bushes on the right).

According to Stravaiging Around Scotland:-
The present Oxenfoord Castle is mainly the work of Robert Adam in the 1780s, and William Burn in 1840, but at its core is the old L-plan tower house of the Makgill family. Built in the 16th century, it consisted of four storeys rising to a height of 19 metres above vaulted basements. Now owned by the Dalrymple family, it came into their hands when the Dalrymples and Makgills inter-married in the 18th century, the Makgills holding the title Viscount of Oxfuird (or Oxenfoord). In the early 20th century the castle was used as a girls’ boarding school, but it is now run as a multi-functional events centre, hosting weddings, corporate events and private parties.


More detail may be found here.