Dunrobin Castle in Golspie, Highland, Scotland, was remodeled between 1835 and 1850 by Sir Charles Barry for George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, the 2nd Duke of Sutherland. The style is Scottish baronial with French château influence. The oldest surviving part is a 14th-century tower first mentioned in 1401.
The castle is a four-story quadrangular block with corner towers, linked to the older castle by a three-story range. The entrance tower is 135 feet (41 m) tall. With 189 rooms, it is the largest house in the northern Highlands. The library holds over 10,000 books.
The formal gardens, completed in 1850, are in the French style inspired by Versailles, with parterres around circular fountain pools. A fire in 1915 damaged the roof and much of the interior while the castle was a naval hospital, and Sir Robert Lorimer led the restoration. It was a boys' boarding school from 1965 to 1972 and has been open to the public since 1973.
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