Dunrobin Castle is the most northerly of Scotland’s great houses; also the largest and one of the oldest continuously inhabited. Standing amidst lush, formal gardens that overlook the sea, this white stone chateau contrasts sharply with the usual dark stone Scottish castles. Like most ancient Scottish castles, Dunrobin started out as a keep, or tower and is named after its originator, Earl Robin. Although the oldest part of the castle dates from the early 1300`s, subsequent enlargements in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries created the splendid, gleaming, turreted castle that we visit today. Visit Dunrobin Castle Gardens, equally as grand as the castle, the magnificent formal 19th century gardens were modelled on those at Versailles. These Victorian formal gardens were designed in the grand French style to also echo the architecture of Dunrobin Castle, which rises high above them and looks out over the Moray Firth.