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Earlshall Castle is located in Fife, Scotland. Sir William Bruce began construction on the castle in 1546, and he received Mary Queen of Scots at Earlshall in 1561. The castle has eight reception rooms, ten bedrooms, six bathrooms, two dressing rooms, a great hall, and a long gallery with a painted ceiling. The castle was built with a central block, offset towers, and large windows, instead of the narrow windows used for defense, but musket loops and smaller windows were placed in various positions to protect against attack. Earlshall Castle sits on 53 acres with several outbuildings, a five-car garage, three cottages, an arched gatehouse, a courtyard, and a well-known walled garden. The garden has ancient stone walls and various gardens inside of gardens that are divided by yew trees and holly hedges. The property has a topiary lawn, a rose terrace, an orchard, a bowling green, a yew walk, and a secret garden. The Bruce family died out in 1708 and the castle was inherited by Henderson of Fordell, who sold the castle in 1824. The castle fell into disrepair until Robert Mackenzie purchased the castle in 1890. Mackenzie had the castle restored. The castle is privately owned, but the gardens are open to the public at various times.

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