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Post- Medieval country house.
Houses some of the relics from the Royal House of Scotland.
1679 A Caroline House.
17th C Built by the Streatfield family.
18th C Altered and extended.
c.1805 The family seat of Squire Henry Streatfield who turned it into a Gothic looking castle under the architect William Atkinson.
1829 Alterations.
19th C Altered to look like a castle and converted into a country house.
1938 Sold to Lady Astor.
1939-1945 Between: Military base.
1945 Used as Long Dere School.
1955 In a semi-derelict state.
1955-1977 Owned by Denis Bower.
1956 Opened to the public.
1977 Castle left to the Nation in a will.
1986 Used in the movie A Room With A View